federalize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
    federate; federalise.
    • The country was federated after the civil war
  2. verb put under the control and authority of a federal government
    federalise.
  3. verb enter into a league for a common purpose
    federate; federalise.
    • The republics federated to become the Soviet Union

WordNet

Fed"er*al*ize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. fédéraliser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Federalized ; present participle & verbal noun Federalizing
Definitions
  1. To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. Barlow.

Webster 1913