FEDERALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does federalise mean? 

• FEDERALISE (verb)
  The verb FEDERALISE has 3 senses:

1. put under the control and authority of a federal government

2. enter into a league for a common purpose

3. unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

  Familiarity information: FEDERALISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEDERALISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they federalise    ... he / she / it federalises   
Past simple: federalised   
Past participle: federalised   
-ing form: federalising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put under the control and authority of a federal government

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize

Hypernyms (to "federalise" is one way to...):

decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate (make less central)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

federalisation (the act of being put under federal control)

federalisation (the state of being under federal control)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enter into a league for a common purpose

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Context example:

The republics federated to become the Soviet Union

Hypernyms (to "federalise" is one way to...):

merge; unify; unite (become one)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

federalise; federalize; federate

Context example:

The country was federated after the civil war

Hypernyms (to "federalise" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something