Associations to the word «Federalize»

Wiktionary

FEDERALIZE, verb. To unite into a federation
FEDERALIZE, verb. To bring something under federal control

Dictionary definition

FEDERALIZE, verb. Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war".
FEDERALIZE, verb. Put under the control and authority of a federal government.
FEDERALIZE, verb. Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats