verb
1. put under the control and authority of a federal government
• Syn: ↑federalize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑federalisation, ↑federalization (for: ↑federalize)
• Hypernyms: ↑decentralize, ↑deconcentrate, ↑decentralise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. enter into a league for a common purpose
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The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
• Syn: ↑federate, ↑federalize
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
3. unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
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The country was federated after the civil war
• Syn: ↑federate, ↑federalize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑federation (for: ↑federate)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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fedˈeralize or fedˈeralise transitive verb
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Main Entry: ↑federal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.