federate
verb /ˈfedəreɪt/
/ˈfedəreɪt/
[intransitive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they federate | /ˈfedəreɪt/ /ˈfedəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it federates | /ˈfedəreɪts/ /ˈfedəreɪts/ |
| past simple federated | /ˈfedəreɪtɪd/ /ˈfedəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle federated | /ˈfedəreɪtɪd/ /ˈfedəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form federating | /ˈfedəreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfedəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- (of states, organizations, etc.) to join together under a central government or organization while keeping some local controlWord Originearly 18th cent. (as an adjective): from late Latin foederatus, based on foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’.