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federalize.

To unite into a federation.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/General-American
  1. To unite into a federation.

    transitive
  2. To bring under federal control.

    transitive
  3. To change (a unitary state) into a federation.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéralbor. English federal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English federalize From federal + -ize.

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