Wiktionary
constitutionalize
vb. 1 To incorporate into a constitution 2 To provide with a constitution
WordNet
constitutionalize
v. provide with a constitution, as of a country; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century"
take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize"
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.