Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb federalize

3 senses of federalize

Sense 1
federate, federalize, federalise -- (unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war")
       => unite, unify -- (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Sense 2
federalize, federalise -- (put under the control and authority of a federal government)
       => decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise -- (make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized")

Sense 3
federate, federalize, federalise -- (enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union")
       => unify, unite, merge -- (become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge")