federate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb enter into a league for a common purpose
    federalise; federalize.
    • The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
  2. verb unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
    federalise; federalize.
    • The country was federated after the civil war
  3. adjective satellite united under a central government
    federated.

WordNet

Fed"er*ate adjective
Etymology
L. foederatus, p.p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.
Definitions
  1. United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.

Webster 1913