Federalize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  federalize \fed"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Federalized};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Federalizing}.] [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliser.]
     To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for
     political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal
     Constitution. --Barlow.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  federalize
       v 1: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The
            country was federated after the civil war" [syn: {federate},
             {federalise}]
       2: put under the control and authority of a federal government
          [syn: {federalise}]
       3: enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics
          federated to become the Soviet Union" [syn: {federate}, {federalise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "federalize":
     affiliate, ally, associate, band together, be in cahoots, bunch,
     bunch up, cabal, cement a union, centralize, club, club together,
     come together, confederate, consociate, conspire, couple, federate,
     gang, gang up, go in partners, go in partnership, hook up with,
     join forces, join fortunes with, join together, join up with,
     join with, league, marry, organize, pair, pair off, partner,
     stand together, stand up with, team up with, team with,
     throw in with, tie in with, tie up with, unionize, unite with,
     wed