constitute

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒnstɪt(j)uːt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈkɔ̟nstətjʉːt] === Verb === constitute (third-person singular simple present constitutes, present participle constituting, simple past and past participle constituted) (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact. (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form. 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. (transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. ==== Synonyms ==== (set up): establish, enact (make up): make up, compose, form; see also Thesaurus:compose (appoint): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === constitute (plural constitutes) (obsolete) An established law. === References === “constitute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === “constitute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “constitute”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Noun === cōnstitūte vocative singular of cōnstitūtus === References === "constitute", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Scots == === Verb === constitute (third-person singular simple present constitutes, present participle constitutein, simple past and past participle constitutet) To constitute.