English Explanatory Dictionary

constitute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set up; to establish; to enact.
  2. To make up; to compose; to form.
  3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
noun
  1. An established law.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ en-uk-constitute.ogg /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/ /ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/

Word forms

constitute constitutes constituting constituted

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

compose form establish enact make up

Related words

constituency constituent constitution constitutional constitutionalization constitutive

Derived words

coconstitute constitutability constitutable constituter constitutory preconstitute reconstitute unconstituted
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