'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiliate,
- ally,
- associate,
- band together,
- be in cahoots,
- bunch,
- bunch up,
- cabal,
- cement a union,
- centralize,
- club,
- club together,
- come together,
- confederate,
- consociate,
- conspire,
- couple,
- federate,
- gang,
- gang up,
- go in partners,
- go in partnership,
- hook up with,
- join forces,
- join fortunes with,
- join together,
- join up with,
- join with,
- league,
- marry,
- organize,
- pair,
- pair off,
- partner,
- stand together,
- stand up with,
- team up with,
- team with,
- throw in with,
- tie in with,
- tie up with,
- unionize,
- unite with,
- wed
Words containing 'federalize'
- Federal,
- Federalism,
- Federalized,
- Federalizing,
- Federate,
- Federation,
- Federative,
- federalization,
- federally,
- federated,
- Federal Congress,
- Federal Dam,
- Federal Heights,
- Federal Way,
- Federation squirrel,
- The Federal Congress,
- federal agency,
- federal agent,
- federal court,
- federal deficit,
- federal department,
- federal district,
- federal government,
- federal judiciary,
- federal office,
- federal official,
- federal party,
- federal reserve,
- federal soldier,
- federation of tribes,
- russian federation,
- Federal Dam, MN,
- Federal Heights, CO,
- Federal Way, WA,
- american federation of labor,
- capital of the russian federation,
- department of the federal government,
- federal aviation agency,
- federal bureau of investigation,
- federal bureau of prisons,
- federal communications commission,
- federal housing administration,
- federal protective service,
- federal republic of germany,
- federal republic of nigeria,
- federal republic of yugoslavia,
- federal reserve bank,
- federal reserve board,
- federal reserve note,
- federal reserve system,
- federal savings bank,
- federal security bureau,
- federal security service,
- federal tax lien,
- federal trade commission,
- federated states of micronesia,
- federative republic of brazil,
- make a federal case,
- Federal National Mortgage Association,
- federal democratic republic of ethiopia,
- federal deposit insurance corporation,
- federal emergency management agency,
- federal islamic republic of the comoros,
- federal job safety law,
- federation of saint kitts and nevis,
- federal home loan bank system,
- federal home loan mortgage corporation,
- federal law enforcement training center,
- russian soviet federated socialist republic,
- american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations