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v. enter into a league for a common purpose
adj. united under a central government
v. unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
Word Usage
"The House unanimously passed a bill to centralize the system, he says, but the Senate took no action (the VA embarked on a less ambitious approach to "federate" but not totally centralize its system)."