federalize
/ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "If the president invokes the Insurrection Act [of 1807], it temporarily suspends Posse Comitatus and allows him to federalize the National Guard and deploy active duty troops to suppress any uprising that interferes with the execution of state or federal law."
- "“President Trump’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops in response to protests is unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU’s National Security Project."
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɛdəɹəlaɪz/