"defederalize" meaning in English

See defederalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defederalizes [present, singular, third-person], defederalizing [participle, present], defederalized [participle, past], defederalized [past]
Etymology: de- + federalize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|federalize}} de- + federalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} defederalize (third-person singular simple present defederalizes, present participle defederalizing, simple past and past participle defederalized)
  1. (transitive) To remove from federal government. Tags: transitive Related terms: defederalization
    Sense id: en-defederalize-en-verb-p9rI6CUr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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