D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

federalize

/fĕd'-ẽr-əl-īzˌ/ · fed·er·al·ize · IPA /ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/
01 v. t. To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.
imp. & p. p. Federalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Federalizing
  1. 1.
    To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.