verb. Alternative spelling of federalize.

verb. put under the control and authority of a federal government

verb. unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

verb. enter into a league for a common purpose

"Is it time to abolish county constabularies and fire brigades and "federalise" the police into one nationwide force?"

decentralise  decentralize  deconcentrate  merge  unify  

federalism  federalist  federalize