defed
/ˈdiː.fɛd//ˈdi.fɛd/
defed is the clipping of defederation.
defed is the clipping of defederate.
Meaning of defederation
Noun
defederation (uncountable)
- The breakup of a federation or alliance.
Meaning of defederate
Verb
defederate (third-person singular simple present defederates, present participle defederating, simple past and past participle defederated)
- To cease to be united in a federation.
- To block a Fediverse server from communicating with another server.
Forms of defed
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | defeds |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | defeds |
| present participle | defedding |
| past participle | defedded |
| past | defedded |
Origin of defed
From defederation. By surface analysis, de- + fed.
Questions about defed
- What is defed the clipping of?
- Defed is the clipping of defederation.
- How do you pronounce defed?
- Defed is pronounced /ˈdiː.fɛd/.
Words near defed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: defed (page history and authors); defederation (page history and authors); defederate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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