as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Recent Examples of federate
Knowledge graphs can also federate multiple databases together, natively bringing together disparate data.
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Brian Platz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There are also cases where the management and execution of that can be highly federated, and there might be multiple people.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And Puntland, which awaits an effective Somali government with which to federate, has become a launching pad for many of the pirate attacks around the vital shipping lane between Djibouti and Yemen.
—Michael Crawford, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2010
Out with the old broken model, in with the New
A fundamental shift away from centralized and federated identity systems is long overdue.
—Alastair Johnson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Instead of the audio for voice posts, Meta considered federating text transcripts, but ultimately decided to stick with sharing the audio.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Keep Them Off Social Media Pew did not ask about such X alternatives as Meta’s Threads—which has seen downloads increase as X’s have waned—the open-source and federated Mastodon and the decentralized platform Bluesky.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
One of Mastodon’s many charming qualities is that, unlike Twitter X, Bluesky, Instagram, and most other social media platforms, the user base is split across thousands of instances, each of which can decide to federate with or block any of the others.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Brian Platz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
There are also cases where the management and execution of that can be highly federated, and there might be multiple people.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And Puntland, which awaits an effective Somali government with which to federate, has become a launching pad for many of the pirate attacks around the vital shipping lane between Djibouti and Yemen.
—Michael Crawford, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2010
Out with the old broken model, in with the New
A fundamental shift away from centralized and federated identity systems is long overdue.
—Alastair Johnson, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
And then that means if a lot of people are federating and self-hosting, that ecosystem can just shift around piece by piece to the services that haven’t shut down their APIs and that haven’t let users feel betrayed.
—Nilay Patel, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
Instead of the audio for voice posts, Meta considered federating text transcripts, but ultimately decided to stick with sharing the audio.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
Keep Them Off Social Media Pew did not ask about such X alternatives as Meta’s Threads—which has seen downloads increase as X’s have waned—the open-source and federated Mastodon and the decentralized platform Bluesky.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
One of Mastodon’s many charming qualities is that, unlike Twitter X, Bluesky, Instagram, and most other social media platforms, the user base is split across thousands of instances, each of which can decide to federate with or block any of the others.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for federate
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Mills later returned to the hospital with another son and refused to cooperate with law enforcement.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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The order to dismiss the charges was issued by Emil Bove III, acting deputy attorney general, who said the prosecution of Adams was politically motivated by Joe Biden’s administration and was hampering Adams’ ability to cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration policies.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The day after the assassination attempt, Melania shared a statement online, urging Americans to unite beyond politics, expressed her condolences to the families of the injured and the deceased, and highlighted Trump's personal qualities.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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That mission is best accomplished by 1) the SEC adding a ninth league game, and 2) the conferences uniting to form an in-season scheduling series.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The designer additionally took the chance of collaborating with the Italian brand to include lingerie pieces.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Team dynamics require interdependence, where members collaborate and rely on each other's strengths, skills and expertise.—
Daria Rudnik,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Federate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/federate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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