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federalize

(fed′ər əl īz′)

transitive verb federalized, federalizing

to unite (states, etc.) in a federal union
to put under the authority of a federal government

Related Forms:

federalization noun

See federalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb fed·er·al·ized, fed·er·al·iz·ing, fed·er·al·iz·es

To unite in a federal union.
To subject to the authority of a federal government; put under federal control.

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fedˌer·al·i·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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