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FEDERALIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

Example:

The country was federated after the civil war

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "federalize" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enter into a league for a common purpose

Example:

The republics federated to become the Soviet Union

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "federalize" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Put under the control and authority of a federal government

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "federalize" is one way to...):

decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate (make less central)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

federalization (the act of being put under federal control)

federalization (the state of being under federal control)

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