Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FEDERATE
federate, federated
(adjective) united under a central government
federate, federalize, federalise
(verb) unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; “The country was federated after the civil war”
federate, federalize, federalise
(verb) enter into a league for a common purpose; “The republics federated to become the Soviet Union”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
federate (not comparable)
Federated, united in an alliance or federation.
Noun
federate (plural federates)
A member of a federation.
• But I do not admit that there is an opportunity for such a choice (whatever Baldus and Romanus may do) against one of two federates to the advantage of the other. 'If he cannot aid one without injury to the other, it is better not to help the one than to do harm to the other', as the words of Ambrose run; and that is the sense of the law and the rule which rates the avoidance of harm above the consideration of gain. What if, in order to benefit one federate, it is necessary to wrong the other doubly ? If two brothers who are lords of a feudal subject wage war upon each other, the vassal is bound to aid neither of them, since they mutually oppose each other, says Baldus. And allies mutually interfere with one another, as happens in other cases, which Romanus notes. — Alberico Gentili, De iure belli libri tres, numĂ©ro 16, volume 2, 1964
In computer simulation, a system participating in a collective simulation, particularly within the context of the HLA (High Level Architecture) standard.
• A Federate (Application) can be defined as an application that implements or conforms to the HLA standard. — Okan Topçu, ‎Umut Durak, ‎Halit OÄźuztĂĽzĂĽn, Distributed Simulation: A Model Driven Engineering Approach, 2016
Verb
federate (third-person singular simple present federates, present participle federating, simple past and past participle federated)
To unite in a federation.
Anagrams
• defeater, redefeat
Source: Wiktionary
Fed"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. foederatus, p.p. of foederare to establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See Federal.]
Definition: United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations; joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate nations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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