constitute

constitute: con·sti·tute /'kän-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt/ vt

1: to appoint to an office or function

those who are constituted heirs or named legatees — Louisiana Civil Code

legal authority constitute s all magistrates

2: establish found

to constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme Court — U.S. Constitution art. I

3 a: to put (as an agreement) into required form

b: to qualify as

a letter can constitute a will — W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.

failure to act may constitute negligence

c: to form the substance or whole of

the bonds constituted the entire estate

constitute: I (compose) verb be a feature, be inherent, be part of, belong, belong intrinsically, classify as, componere, comprise, consist of, contain, create, efficere, embody, embrace, encompass, form, include, incorporate, inhere in, involve, make up, produce, put together II (establish) verb bring about, bring about by legislation, charter, codify, commission, constituere, create, create by law, declare lawful, decree, designare, determine, develop, devise, effect, effect by legislation, effectuate, empower, enact, endorse, engender, formulate, formulate by law, give legal form to, inaugurate, install, institute, invest, legalize, legislate, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, license, make legal, ordain, organize, originate, pass, prescribe, prescribe by law, put in force, sanction, set up, statuere, validate associated concepts: constitute a cause of action, constitute a crime, constitute a fraud, constitute an obstruction foreign phrases:
- Eodem modo quo quid constituitur, eodem modo destruitur. — A thing is discharged in the same way in which it was created
III index comprehend (include), comprise, consist, create, embody, establish (launch), frame (construct), make, nominate

constitute: To comprise or put together. That which is duly constituted is properly made up and formally correct and valid.

constitute: To comprise or put together. That which is duly constituted is properly made up and formally correct and valid.

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Synonyms:

Form, compose, make, make up, enter into the composition of / Appoint, depute, empower / Set up, establish, enact, fix

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Constitute — Con sti*tute (k[o^]n st[ict]*t[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constitute — UK US /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ verb [T] ► to be the parts that form something: »Economy travellers constitute about 80% of the airline s business. ► to be something, or to be considered as something: »Giving feedback on individual salespersons always… … Financial and business terms
constitute — mid 15c., verb use of adjective constitute, made up, formed (late 14c.), from L. constitutus arranged, settled, pp. adj. from constituere to cause to stand, set up, fix, place, establish, set in order; form something new; resolve, of persons, to… … Etymology dictionary
constitute — [v1] comprise, form aggregate, complement, complete, compose, compound, construct, cook up*, create, develop, dream up*, embody, enact, establish, fill out, fix, flesh out*, found, frame, fudge together*, incorporate, integrate, make, make up,… … New thesaurus
constitute — [kän′stə to͞ot΄, kän′stətyo͞ot΄] vt. constituted, constituting [ME constituten < L constitutus, pp. of constituere, to set up, establish < com , together + statuere, to set: see STATUE] 1. to set up (a law, government, institution, etc.);… … English World dictionary
Constitute — Con sti*tute (k[o^]n st[ict]*t[=u]t), n. An established law. [Obs.] T. Preston. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constitute — ► VERB 1) be (a part) of a whole. 2) be or be equivalent to. 3) (usu. be constituted) establish by law. ORIGIN Latin constituere establish, appoint , from statuere set up … English terms dictionary
constitute */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt] / US [ˈkɑnstɪˌtut] verb Word forms constitute : present tense I/you/we/they constitute he/she/it constitutes present participle constituting past tense constituted past participle constituted formal 1) [linking verb] if several … English dictionary
constitute — transitive verb ( tuted; tuting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin constitutus, past participle of constituere to set up, constitute, from com + statuere to set more at statute Date: 15th century 1. to appoint to an office, function, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
constitute — 01. In an election 51% of the vote [constitutes] a majority. 02. It is sometimes difficult to decide what [constitutes] abuse when discussing the discipline of children. 03. The native American population [constitutes] a small but important part… … Grammatical examples in English

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