Dictionary entry

Federalize

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fed″er‐al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Federalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Federalizing (?).] [Cf. F. fédéraliser.] To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. Barlow.