constitute
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/US/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
constitute verb: to set up; to establish; to enact.
Verb
constitute (third-person singular simple present constitutes, present participle constituting, simple past and past participle constituted)
- To set up; to establish; to enact.
- Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC
- To make up; to compose; to form.
- Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet
- Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 288
- Synonyms:
- make up
- To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
- Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion
Noun
constitute (plural constitutes)
- An established law.
- A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute.1569, Thomas Preston, Cambyses
constitute meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
constitute in Hindi
- to cause to stand; to establish; to enact
- गठन करना gaṭhan karnā
- to make up; to compose; to form
- गठन करना gaṭhan karnā
constitute in Tamil
- உள்ளடக்கு, நியமி, உண்டாக்கு, உருவாக்கு
constitute in Urdu
- قائم کرنا
constitute in Bengali
- গঠন করা, স্থাপিত করা
More languagesFewer languages
- constitute in Malayalam
- ഘടകമാക്കിത്തീർക്കുക, സ്ഥാപിക്കുക, സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുക, നിയമിക്കുക
- constitute in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟು, ಒಟ್ಟುಸೇರಿಸು, ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮಾಡು, ರಚಿಸು
- constitute in Sanskrit
- भवति bhávati
- constitute in Thai
- เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ
- constitute in Vietnamese
- cấu thành
Examples of constitute in a sentence
- A large tank of hydrogen constituted most of the bulk of that rocket.
- The set of complex numbers constitutes a field extension of degree 2 over the real numbers.
- The party stalwarts constitute the bulwark that ensures the president's term of office.
Synonyms of constitute
Forms of constitute
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | constitutes |
| present participle | constituting |
| past participle | constituted |
| past | constituted |
| Noun | |
| plural | constitutes |
Origin of constitute
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”).
Words formed from constitute
Questions about constitute
- What does constitute mean?
- Constitute means to set up; to establish; to enact.
- What is constitute in Hindi?
- Constitute in Hindi is गठन करना (gaṭhan karnā). See Constitute meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is constitute?
- Constitute can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce constitute?
- Constitute is pronounced /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of constitute?
- The past tense of constitute is constituted.
Words near constitute in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: constitute (page history and authors); constitute (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constitute (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constitute (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constitute (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constitute (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); भवति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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