verb
Meaning 1
To unite into a federation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
federalize
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/
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CMU ARPABET: F EH1 D ER0 AH0 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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verb
Meaning 2
To bring under federal control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To change (a unitary state) into a federation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The country was federated after the civil war
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: federate, federalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unite, unify
verb
Meaning 5
enter into a league for a common purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: federate, federalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unify, unite, merge
verb
Meaning 6
put under the control and authority of a federal government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: federalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheydh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bheydhós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English federalize From federal + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: federaliseren — unite into a federation
- Spanish: federalizar — unite into a federation