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constitutionalize

vb. 1 To incorporate into a constitution 2 To provide with a constitution

WordNet
constitutionalize
  1. v. provide with a constitution, as of a country; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century"

  2. take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize"

  3. incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" [syn: constitutionalise]

Usage examples of "constitutionalize".

Serious theologians struggled seriously with these problems in a genuine effort to effect change and find a way to limit and constitutionalize the powers of the papacy.