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Dictionary: fed·er·ate   (fĕd'ə-rāt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
To cause to join into a league, federal union, or similar association.

v.intr.
To become united into a federal union.

adj. (fĕd'ər-ĭt, fĕd'rĭt)
United in a federation.

[Latin foederāre, foederāt-, to ratify an agreement, from foedus, foeder-, league, treaty.]


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verb

    To be formally associated, as by treaty: align, ally, confederate, league. See connect, politics.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: enter into a league for a common purpose
  Synonyms: federalize, federalise

Meaning #2: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
  Synonyms: federalize, federalise


The adjective federate has one meaning:

Meaning #1: united under a central government
  Synonym: federated


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slutte (sig) sammen i et forbund
v. intr. - sammenslutte i forbund, forene
adj. - sammensluttet, forbunden, fødereret

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich in een federatie verenigen, verenigd in een federatie

Français (French)
v. tr. - fédérer
v. intr. - se fédérer
adj. - fédéré

Deutsch (German)
v. - föderieren
adj. - föderiert, verbündet

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενώνω/-ομαι σε ομοσπονδία
adj. - ομόσπονδος, που ανήκει σε ομοσπονδία

Italiano (Italian)
federare, federato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confederar
adj. - federado

Русский (Russian)
объединяться в федерацию, федеративный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - federar, confederar
v. intr. - federar, confederar
adj. - federado, confederado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bilda ett förbund
adj. - förbunden, förbunds-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使结成同盟, 使结成联邦, 结成同盟, 结成联邦, 同盟的, 联邦制度下的, 联合的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使結成同盟, 使結成聯邦
v. intr. - 結成同盟, 結成聯邦
adj. - 同盟的, 聯邦制度下的, 聯合的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연합 시키다, 연방제를 실시하다
v. intr. - 연합하다, 연방화 하다
adj. - 연합한 , 연방제의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 連合した
v. - 連邦にする, 連合させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفدرل , يوحد ضمن نظام فيدرالي (صفه) متحد في نظام فيدرالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התאחד לפדראציה‬
v. intr. - ‮התאחד לפדראציה‬
adj. - ‮של ארגון פדרלי‬


 
 

 

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