federate

American  

[fed-uh-reyt, fed-er-it] / ˈfɛd əˌreɪt, ˈfɛd ər ɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

federated, federating

1. to unite in a federation.

2. to organize on a federal basis.

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adjective

1. federated; allied.

federate British  

verb

1. to unite or cause to unite in a federal union

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adjective

1. federal; federated

Other Word Forms

• federative adjective
• federator noun
• nonfederated adjective
• refederate verb
• unfederated adjective

Etymology

Origin of federate

1665–75; < Latin foederātus leagued together, allied, equivalent to foeder- (nominative stem foedus ) league + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The technical term for making social networks interoperable this way is “federation,” and it turns out there are multiple ways sites can federate.

From Seattle Times

Ionos is among 377 organisations participating in the Gaia-X project, which aims to join up cloud service providers in a federated system, so data can move between them while data owners remain in control.

From BBC

Instagram’s goal is to ultimately have Threads work across multiple apps in what it calls the Fediverse, which is shorthand for a federated universe of services that share communication protocols.

From New York Times

Schrems said a possible solution could be a “federated” social network, where European data stays in Meta’s data centers in Europe, “unless users for example chat with a U.S. friend.”

From Washington Times

The federated council of the California Interscholastic Federation - the statewide body that governs high school athletics - is expected to vote Friday on the plan at a meeting in Long Beach.

From Washington Times