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constitute

  • /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ UK
  • /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈkɒnstɪt(j)uːt/ Canada, dialectal
  • /ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/ Australia
  • [ˈkɔ̟nstətjʉːt] New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

verb constitutes · constituting · constituted

  1. transitive To set up; to establish; to enact. Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.

    Similar: establish, enact

  2. transitive To make up; to compose; to form. 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.

    Similar: make up

  3. transitive To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.

Similar: compose, form

noun constitutes

  1. obsolete An established law. A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: appoint, establish, nominate, institute, make, comprise, represent, form, name, be, make up, found, plant, establishing, grantor, incorporate

verb

Similar: compose, form

Translations

Every language

verb to cause to stand; to establish; to enact

Españolconstituir
한국어설립(設立)하다 seolliphada, 제정(制定)하다 jejeonghada
日本語制定する seitei-suru
हिन्दीगठन करना gaṭhan karnā
Portuguêsconstituir
Deutschgründen, begründen, bilden, einrichten, ins Leben rufen, einsetzen
Italianocostituire, creare, formare
Ελληνικάσυστήνω systíno
Русскийустана́вливать ustanávlivatʹ, учрежда́ть učreždátʹ, установи́ть ustanovítʹ, учреди́ть učredítʹ

verb to make up; to compose; to form

한국어구성(構成)하다 guseonghada, 이루다 iruda
日本語構成する kōsei-suru
中文組成 /组成 zǔchéng, 构成 gòuchéng
हिन्दीगठन करना gaṭhan karnā
Portuguêsconstituir
Françaisconstituer
Deutschausmachen, bilden, darstellen, repräsentieren
Italianocreare, formare, costituire, rappresentare
Ελληνικάαποτελώ apoteló
Русскийсоставля́ть sostavljátʹ, формирова́ть formirovátʹ, явля́ть собо́й javljátʹ sobój
Tiếng Việtcấu thành
עבריתהיווה hivá

verb to appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower

한국어선출(選出)하다 seonchulhada
日本語任命する ninmei-suru
Deutschernennen, einsetzen
Italianonominare, deputare, creare
Русскийста́вить stávitʹ, поста́вить postávitʹ

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@misc{constitute_2026,
  title = {constitute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/constitute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}