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constitute

[ kon-sti-toot, -tyoot ]

verb (used with object)

constituted, constituting.
  1. to compose; form:

    mortar constituted of lime and sand.

  2. to appoint to an office or function; make or create:

    He was constituted treasurer.

  3. to establish (laws, an institution, etc.).

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.).
  5. to create or be tantamount to:

    Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.

  6. Archaic. to set or place.


constitute

/ ˈɒԲɪˌː /

verb

  1. to make up; form; compose

    the people who constitute a jury

  2. to appoint to an office or function

    a legally constituted officer

  3. to set up (a school or other institution) formally; found
  4. law to give legal form to (a court, assembly, etc)
  5. obsolete.
    law to set up or enact (a law)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԲپˌٳܳٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dzsپ·ٳܳe Dzsپ·ٳtǰ noun
  • ԴDz·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
  • ·Dzsپ·ٳܳٱ verb (used with object) preconstituted preconstituting
  • -Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
  • -Dzsپ·ٳܳiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
  • ɱ-Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of constitute1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin DzԲپūٳܲ, past participle of constituere “to set up, found”; constituent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of constitute1

C15: from Latin constituere, from com- (intensive) + statuere to place
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It proclaims that the confused desires of a supposed majority constitute Rousseau’s “general will,” and must not be weakened by intermediary institutions like legislatures or independent courts.

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Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, displayed a sudden interest in democracy, declaring that "Marine Le Pen's situation constitutes a violation of democratic norms".

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He proposed that home and work are our first and second “places,” with “people places” designed to strengthen local ties and foster the common good constituting these “third” spaces.

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"The targeted killing of rescue workers - who are protected under international humanitarian law - constitutes a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions and a war crime," he said.

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Secondary tariffs could constitute up to 50% on goods entering the US from countries still buying oil from Russia.

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