verb
- joining together in a federation; uniting under a federal government or system
Usage: present participle of federate
Examples
- The states are federating to form a stronger union.
- Several small nations considered federating for mutual defense.
- The process of federating requires careful negotiation between parties.
- They spent months federating the various regional organizations.
- The colonies began federating after declaring independence.
- Federating these diverse groups proved more challenging than expected.