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federalize

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
federalize verb
also British federalise /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz/
federalizes; federalized; federalizing
federalize
verb
also British federalise /ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz/
federalizes; federalized; federalizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of FEDERALIZE
[+ object] chiefly US
1 
: to join (states, nations, etc.) together in or under a federal system of government
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2 
: to cause (something) to be under the control of a federal government
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— federalization

also British federalisation /ˌfɛdərələˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌfɛdərəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]