constitute

verb
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/

To set up; to establish; to enact.

Other meanings

To make up; to compose; to form.
To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

Synonyms

represent
make up
comprise
be

Related words

unconstituted
coconstitute
constitutability
constitutable
constituter
constitutory
preconstitute
reconstitute

Example sentences

“Reading this sentence constitutes acceptance of its terms and conditions.”
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Word history

From Latin "cōnstituō" (to put in place; set up; establish).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “constitute” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.