English edit

Etymology 1 edit

republic +‎ -ize

Verb edit

republicize (third-person singular simple present republicizes, present participle republicizing, simple past and past participle republicized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (a state) into a republic.

Etymology 2 edit

re- +‎ publicize

Verb edit

republicize (third-person singular simple present republicizes, present participle republicizing, simple past and past participle republicized)

  1. (transitive) To publicize again or anew.