federalize
[ fed-er-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈfɛd ər əˌlaɪz /
Save This Word!
verb (used with object), fed·er·al·ized, fed·er·al·iz·ing.
to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
to bring together in a federal union, as different states.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Also especially British, fed·er·al·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM federalize
fed·er·al·i·za·tion, nounre·fed·er·al·i·za·tion, nounre·fed·er·al·ize, verb, re·fed·er·al·ized, re·fed·er·al·iz·ing.Words nearby federalize
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for federalize
Federal law permits a president to federalize the Guard under very limited circumstances, including when he is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
If the president federalizes Guard troops, they are then under his control, not the governor’s.
We did everything with Europe except recognize its first weak effort to federalize itself on our model.
Proclaim Liberty!|Gilbert Seldes
British Dictionary definitions for federalize
federalize
federalise
/ (ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to unite in a federation or federal union; federate
to subject to federal control
Derived forms of federalize
federalization or federalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012