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constitute
[ kon-sti-toot, -tyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to compose; form:
mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- to appoint to an office or function; make or create:
He was constituted treasurer.
- to establish (laws, an institution, etc.).
Synonyms: ,
- to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.).
- to create or be tantamount to:
Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.
- Archaic. to set or place.
constitute
/ ˈɒԲɪˌː /
verb
- to make up; form; compose
the people who constitute a jury
- to appoint to an office or function
a legally constituted officer
- to set up (a school or other institution) formally; found
- law to give legal form to (a court, assembly, etc)
- obsolete.law to set up or enact (a law)
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲپˌٳܳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dzsپ·ٳܳe Dzsپ·ٳtǰ noun
- ԴDz·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- ·Dzsپ·ٳܳٱ verb (used with object) preconstituted preconstituting
- -Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- -Dzsپ·ٳܳiԲ adjective
- ܲ·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- ɱ-Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of constitute1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of constitute1
Example Sentences
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.
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".
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.
"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.
Secondary tariffs could constitute up to 50% on goods entering the US from countries still buying oil from Russia.
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