constitutionalize
verb
con·sti·tu·tion·al·ize
ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈtü-sh(ə-)nə-ˌlīz 
-ˈtyü-
constitutionalized; constitutionalizing
: to provide with a constitution : organize along constitutional principles
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The initial draft included a proposal to also constitutionalize the right to contraception.
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Constant Méheut, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
All of these have been one-offs, rather than part of efforts to constitutionalize political revolutions.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2022
Another problem for the North Carolina lawmakers—and for the Supreme Court justices who are ready to constitutionalize the ISL theory—is how North Carolina’s election laws are currently written.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
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Constant Méheut, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
All of these have been one-offs, rather than part of efforts to constitutionalize political revolutions.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2022
Another problem for the North Carolina lawmakers—and for the Supreme Court justices who are ready to constitutionalize the ISL theory—is how North Carolina’s election laws are currently written.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
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“Constitutionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitutionalize. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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