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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. put under the control and authority of a federal government;
[syn: federalize, federalise]

2. enter into a league for a common purpose;
- Example: "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
[syn: federate, federalize, federalise]

3. unite on a federal basis or band together as a league;
- Example: "The country was federated after the civil war"
[syn: federate, federalize, federalise]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

federalise v 1: put under the control and authority of a federal government [syn: federalize, federalise] 2: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise] 3: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise]