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constitute.

To set up; to establish; to enact.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkɒnstɪt(j)uːt/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/Australia
  1. To set up; to establish; to enact.

    transitive
  2. To make up; to compose; to form.

    transitive
  3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

    transitive
Where this word 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”).

noun/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈkɒnstɪt(j)uːt/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/Australia
  1. An established law.

    obsolete
Where this word 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”).

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