constitute
//ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- constitute
- past (v2)
- constituted
- past participle (v3)
- constituted
- present participle
- constituting
- 3rd person singular
- constitutes
Definitions
1.To set up; to establish; to enact.
- Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
2.To make up; to compose; to form.
3.To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3233
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
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”).