constitutionalize

[kon-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-]

con·sti·tu·tion·al·ize

[kon-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-]
verb (used with object), con·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, con·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing.
1.
to incorporate in a constitution; make constitutional.
2.
to provide a constitution for.
Also, especially British, con·sti·tu·tion·al·ise.


Origin:
1825–35; constitutional + -ize

con·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
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Constitutionalize has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
WordNet
constitutionalize

verb
1. 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" 
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