Lesage wants to provincialize such federally administered plans as unemployment insurance and old-age pensions (Maclean's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pro|vin´cial|i|za´tion — pro|vin|cial|ize «pruh VIHN shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make provincial; give a provincial character or name to. 2. to bring under the jurisdiction of a province: »Lesage wants to provincialize such federally administered… … Useful english dictionary
cial — ae·cial; al·tri·cial; am·phi·the·cial; an·ti·so·cial; ap·o·the·cial; ar·ti·fi·cial·ize; ar·ti·fi·cial·ly; ar·ti·fi·cial·ness; ben·e·fi·cial; ben·e·fi·cial·ly; ben·e·fi·cial·ness; brec·cial; car·a·pa·cial; car·ni·fi·cial; cic·a·tri·cial;… … English syllables
vin — al·e·vin; ali·vin·cu·lar; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cal·vin·ism; cal·vin·ize; car·lo·vin·gi·an; cha·vin; di·vin·a·to·ry; di·vin·i·fy; di·vin·i·ty; di·vin·i·ty·ship; fla·vin; gar·de·vin; gris·eo·ful·vin; hep·a·to·fla·vin;… … English syllables
ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… … English syllables
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
provincialize — pro·vin·cial·ize … English syllables
Deprovincialize — De pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. To divest of provincial quality or characteristics. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Provincialize — Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Provincialized — Provincialize Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Provincializing — Provincialize Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
