Verb
- 1. federate, federalize, federalise, unite, unify
- usage: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war"
- 2. federalize, federalise, decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
- usage: put under the control and authority of a federal government
- 3. federate, federalize, federalise, unify, unite, merge
- usage: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
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