'federalize' definitions:

Definition of 'federalize'

From: WordNet
verb
Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise]
verb
Put under the control and authority of a federal government [syn: federalize, federalise]
verb
Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: federate, federalize, federalise]

Definition of 'federalize'

From: GCIDE
  • federalize \fed"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Federalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Federalizing.] [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliser.] To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. --Barlow. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'federalize'

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