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CONSTITUTIONALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional

Example:

A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's

Synonyms:

constitutionalise; constitutionalize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "constitutionalize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal

Example:

A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "constitutionalize" is one way to...):

take the air; walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

constitutional (a regular walk taken as a form of exercise)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide with a constitution, as of a country

Example:

The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "constitutionalize" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

constitution (law determining the fundamental political principles of a government)

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