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constitutionalize
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con·sti·tu·tion·al·ize  (knst-tsh-n-lz, -ty-)
tr.v. con·sti·tu·tion·al·ized, con·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·ing, con·sti·tu·tion·al·iz·es
1. To provide with or make subject to a constitution.
2. To incorporate into or sanction under a constitution: "Today a like kind of wisdom might caution against constitutionalizing every grievance that might (or might not) appear tomorrow" (Potter Stewart).

consti·tution·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
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Verb1.constitutionalize - provide with a constitution, as of a country; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century"
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
2.constitutionalize - take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize"
take the air, walk - take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
3.constitutionalize - incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"


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Dreisbach argued that in Everson, "the Court essentially constitutionalized the Jeffersonian phrase, subtly and blithely substituting Jefferson's figurative language for the literal text of the First Amendment.
``The school board's penchant for micromanagement has led them to somehow believe that the charter would give in varying detail exactly what the mayor's permitted to do, but in fact the charter does what most constitutionalized documents do, they set out broad parameters of what the mayor can do,'' Saenz said.
In two other sections dealing with "relevant practices" and recent "congressional enactments," the Yoo memo erroneously claims that precedents established by President Bush's predecessors have somehow constitutionalized unconstitutional actions.
 
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