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constitute
[ kon-sti-toot, -tyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to compose; form:
mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- to appoint to an office or function; make or create:
He was constituted treasurer.
- to establish (laws, an institution, etc.).
Synonyms: ,
- to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.).
- to create or be tantamount to:
Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.
- Archaic. to set or place.
constitute
/ ˈɒԲɪˌː /
verb
- to make up; form; compose
the people who constitute a jury
- to appoint to an office or function
a legally constituted officer
- to set up (a school or other institution) formally; found
- law to give legal form to (a court, assembly, etc)
- obsolete.law to set up or enact (a law)
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲپˌٳܳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dzsپ·ٳܳe Dzsپ·ٳtǰ noun
- ԴDz·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- ·Dzsپ·ٳܳٱ verb (used with object) preconstituted preconstituting
- -Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- -Dzsپ·ٳܳiԲ adjective
- ܲ·Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
- ɱ-Dzsپ·ٳܳe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of constitute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of constitute1
Example Sentences
The Court of Appeal has accepted that the "beliefs and motivation" of a defendant are too remote to constitute lawful excuse for causing damage to a property.
The whole corporation — which constitutes over 2,200 stores under various names in the country — was recently blocked by a federal judge from merging with fellow behemoth Kroger due to antitrust concerns.
The arguments involved a lot of legalese about "burden" versus "coercion," or what constitutes a "sincerely held" religious belief.
"The imposition of minimum services constitutes an illegitimate, disproportionate, and legally unsustainable restriction on the fundamental right to strike," the union said in a press release.
"The panel found that this constituted her behaving in an inappropriate way."
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