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1. (v.t.) constitute
to compose; form:
mortar constituted of lime and sand.
2. constitute
to appoint to an office or function:
He was constituted treasurer.
3. constitute
to establish, as a law.
4. constitute
to give legal form to.
5. constitute
to create or be tantamount to:
Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L constitūtus, ptp. of constituere; see constituent)
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| Definition of 'constitute' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
form or compose
"This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
2. (verb) appoint, name, nominate, constitute
create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
3. (verb) form, constitute, make
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
"The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
4. (verb) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
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| Definition of 'constitute' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) constitute
an established law
2. (verb) constitute
to cause to stand; to establish; to enact
3. (verb) constitute
to make up; to compose; to form
4. (verb) constitute
to appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower
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Sense: to form; to make up; to be
Nuclear waste constitutes a serious danger.
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 Afrikaans: vorm, uitmaak, saamstel; |
 Arabic: يُكَوِّن، يُشَكِّل |
 Bulgarian: представлявам |
 Brazilian: constituir |
 Czech: představovat; tvořit; ust |
 German: bilden |
 Danish: udgøre |
 Greek: αποτελώ |
 Spanish: constituir |
 Estonian: moodustama, kujutama |
 Farsi: بوجود آوردن؛ بودن |
 Finnish: muodostaa |
 French: constituer |
 Hebrew: לְכוֹנֵן |
 Hindi: बनाना, स्थापित करना |
 Croatian: imenovati, postaviti za |
 Hungarian: képez |
 Indonesian: merupakan |
 Icelandic: gera, mynda |
 Italian: costituire |
 Japanese: 構成する |
 Korean: 구성하다 |
 Lithuanian: sudaryti, kelti, būti |
 Latvian: izveidot; radīt; sastādīt |
 Malay: mengakibatkan |
 Dutch: vormen |
 Norwegian: sette sammen, utgjøre, be |
 Polish: stanowić |
 Persian: بوجود آوردن؛ بودن |
 Pashto: مقررول (په وظيفه)، ټاكل: |
 Portuguese: constituir |
 Romanian: a constitui |
 Russian: составлять |
 Slovak: tvoriť |
 Slovenian: predstavljati |
 Serbian: predstavljati |
 Swedish: utgöra, bilda, bestå i |
 Thai: ก่อตั้ง |
 Turkish: oluşturmak |
 Taiwanese: 構成 |
 Ukrainian: утворювати; складати |
 Urdu: تشكيل دينا، بنانا |
 Vietnamese: tạo thành |
 Chinese: 构成 |
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