deconstitutionalize

verb

To remove from a constitution.

“a campaign to deconstitutionalize gun control”

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Meanings

verbdeconstitutionalize (third-person singular simple present deconstitutionalizes, present participle deconstitutionalizing, simple past and past participle deconstitutionalized)

present singular third person deconstitutionalizes · participle present deconstitutionalizing · participle past deconstitutionalized · past deconstitutionalized

  1. transitiveTo remove from a constitution.

    a campaign to deconstitutionalize gun control

Origin

From de- + constitutionalize.

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APA

deconstitutionalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstitutionalize

MLA

“deconstitutionalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstitutionalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconstitutionalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconstitutionalize.

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