verb
- to make republican in character or form; to convert to or establish as a republic
Usage: formal; political
Examples
- The revolutionaries sought to republicanize the former monarchy.
- Political reformers worked to republicanize the government structure.
- The constitution was designed to republicanize the nation’s institutions.
- They hoped to republicanize the political system through peaceful means.
- The movement aimed to republicanize society by eliminating hereditary privileges.
- Efforts to republicanize the country faced strong opposition from royalists.