defederalize

[ dee-fed-er-uh-lahyz ]

/ diˈfɛd ər əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·fed·er·al·ized, de·fed·er·al·iz·ing.

to shift the functions or powers of (an agency, service, etc.) from the jurisdiction of the federal government to that of state or local government: to defederalize construction loans.

Nearby words

defective, defective bacteriophage, defective virus, defective year, defector, defederalize, defence, defence in depth, defence mechanism, defend, defendant

Also especially British, de·fed·er·al·ise.

Origin of defederalize

de- + federalize

Related forms

de·fed·er·al·i·za·tion, noun