constitute

con·sti·tute

 (kŏn′stĭ-to͞ot′, -tyo͞ot′)

tr.v. con·sti·tut·ed, con·sti·tut·ing, con·sti·tutes

1.

a. To be the elements or parts of; compose: Copper and tin constitute bronze.

b. To amount to; equal: "Rabies is transmitted through a bite; ... patting a rabid animal in itself does not constitute exposure" (Malcolm W. Browne).

2.

a. To set up or establish according to law or provision: a body that is duly constituted under the charter.

b. To found (an institution, for example).

c. To enact (a law or regulation).

3. To appoint to an office, dignity, function, or task; designate.

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[Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstituere, cōnstitūt-, to set up : com-, com- + statuere, to set up; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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con′sti·tut′er, con′sti·tu′tor n.

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constitute

(ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt)

vb (tr)

1. to make up; form; compose: the people who constitute a jury.

2. to appoint to an office or function: a legally constituted officer.

3. to set up (a school or other institution) formally; found

4. (Law) law to give legal form to (a court, assembly, etc)

5. (Law) law obsolete to set up or enact (a law)

[C15: from Latin constituere, from com- (intensive) + statuere to place]

ˈconstiˌtuter, ˈconstiˌtutor n

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con•sti•tute

(ˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut)

v.t. -tut•ed, -tut•ing.

1. to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.

2. to appoint to an office or function: He was constituted treasurer.

3. to establish, as a law.

4. to give legal form to.

5. to create or be tantamount to: Imports constitute a challenge to local goods.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin constitūtus, past participle of constituere; see constituent]

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constitute

, constitution - Constitute can mean "make laws" and a constitution is a "how-to" document for a government or organization.

See also related terms for laws.

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constitute

To provide the legal authority for the existence of a new unit of the Armed Services. The new unit is designated and listed, but it has no specific existence until it is activated. See also commission.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

constitute

Past participle: constituted
Gerund: constituting

Imperative

constitute

constitute

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	constitute - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" make up, comprise, be, represent make - constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" straddle, range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" fall into, fall under - be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'" pose, present - introduce; "This poses an interesting question" supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet"
	2.	constitute - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" appoint, name, nominate institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" pack - set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury" co-opt - appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
	3.	constitute - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" form, make constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" chelate - form a chelate, in chemistry add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"
	4.	constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" institute, establish, found, plant initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

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constitute

verb

1. represent, be, consist of, embody, exemplify, be equivalent to The result of the vote hardly constitutes a victory.

2. make up, make, form, compose, comprise The country's ethnic minorities constitute 7 per cent of its total population.

3. set up, found, name, create, commission, establish, appoint, delegate, nominate, enact, authorize, empower, ordain, depute On 6 July a People's Revolutionary Government was constituted.

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constitute

verb

1. To be the constituent parts of:

compose, form, make (up).

2. To be equivalent or tantamount:

amount, correspond, equal.

Idiom: have all the earmarks.

3. To put in force or cause to be by legal authority:

enact, establish, legislate, make, promulgate.

4. To bring into existence formally:

create, establish, found, institute, organize, originate, set up, start.

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Translations

يُكَوِّن، يُشَكِّل

představovattvořitustavit

udgøre

bildenkonstituieren

απαρτίζωαποτελώ

constituirformar

constitueroffrirprésenter

gera, mynda

costituirecostituzionecrisieleggereformare

keltikonstitucijakonstitucinispagal konstituciją

izveidotradītsastādīt

betegne

oluşturmak

构成

constitute

[ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt] VT

1. (= amount to) → significar, constituir; (= make up) → constituir, componer

2. (frm) (= appoint, set up) → constituir
to constitute o.s. a judge → constituirse en juez

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constitute

[ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt] vt

(= count as) → constituer

(= make up) → constituer, représenter

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constitute

vt

(= make up) → bilden, ausmachen; society is so constituted that … → die Gesellschaft ist so aufgebaut, dass …

(= amount to) → darstellen; that constitutes a lie → das ist eine glatte Lüge

(= set up, give legal authority to) committee, court → einrichten, konstituieren (form)

(form: = appoint) → ernennen or bestimmen zu; he constituted himself my bodyguard → er spielte meinen Leibwächter

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constitute

[ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt] vt → costituire

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constitute

(ˈkonstitjuːt) verb

to form; to make up; to be. Nuclear waste constitutes a serious danger. vorm, uitmaak, saamstel; geld as يُكَوِّن، يُشَكِّل представлявам constituir představovat; tvořit; ustavit bilden udgøre αποτελώconstituir moodustama, kujutama بوجود آوردن؛ بودن muodostaa constituer לְכוֹנֵן बनाना, स्थापित करना imenovati, postaviti za képez merupakan gera, mynda costituire 構成する 구성하다 sudaryti, kelti, būti izveidot; radīt; sastādīt mengakibatkan vormensette sammen, utgjøre, betegnestanowić مقررول (په وظيفه)، ټاكل: قانون جوړول: جوړول: تر كيپول: تاسيسول، تشكيلول constituir a constitui составлять tvoriť predstavljati predstavljati utgöra, bilda, bestå i ก่อตั้ง oluşturmak 構成 утворювати; складати تشكيل دينا، بنانا tạo thành 构成

ˌconstiˈtution noun

1. a set of rules governing an organization; the supreme laws and rights of a country's people etc. the constitution of the country. grondwet, konstitusie دُستور، قَوانين Конституция constituição ústava die Verfassung grundlov σύνταγμαconstitución põhikiri, põhiseadus قانون اساسی perustuslaki constitutionחוקה संविधान uređenje, ustrojstvo, ustav alkotmány konstitusi stjórnarskrá costituzione 憲法 헌법 konstitucija konstitūcija perlembagaan grondwetgrunnlov, statsforvaltning, vedtekterkonstytucja اساسى قانون: جحسمى قوت، طبيعى جوړښت، مزاج: ځان يابدن constituição constituţie конституция ústava ustava ustav författning, konstitution, grundlag รัฐธรรมนูญ anayasa 憲法 конституція, основний закон آئين، دستور hiến pháp 宪法

2. physical characteristics, health etc. He has a strong constitution. gesteldheid تَكْوين، بُنْيَه организъм constituição tělesná konstituce die Natur helbred κράσηconstitución kehaehitus بنیه؛ سرشت terveydentila constitution מִבְנֵה גוּף गठन, बनावट, संरचना struktura, tjelesni ustroj szervezet kondisi líkamshreysti costituzione 体質 체격, 체질 kūno sudėjimas ķermeņa uzbūve; konstitūcija resam tubuh gestelkonstitusjon, helsetilstand, helbredbudowa خاصيت، طبيعت: بېلوونكې نخښه constituição constituţie телосложение konštitúcia telesna zgradba, ustroj konstitucija [kropps]konstitution, fysik สุขภาพร่างกาย beden yapısı, bünye 體質 конституція, будова тіла صحت، جسمانى حالت thể chất 体质

ˌconstiˈtutional adjective

legal according to a given constitution. The proposed change would not be constitutional. grondwetlik, konstitusioneel دُستوري، مُتَعَلِّق بِتَركيب الجِسم конституционен constitucional ústavní verfassungsgemäß konstitutionel; grundlovs- συνταγματικόςconstitucional põhiseaduslik وابسته به قانون اساسی perustuslaillinen constitutionnel חוּקָתִי संवैधानिक konstitucionalan alkotmányos konstitusional samkvæmur stjórnarskrá costituzionale 合憲の 헌법의 konstitucinis konstitucionāls perlembagaan constitutioneelgrunnlovsmessig, forfatningsmessig, i pakt med grunnloven konstytucyjny پراساسى قانون. constitucional constituţional конституционный ústavný ustaven, v skladu z ustavo ustavan konstitutionell, författningsenlig เป็นไปตามรัฐธรรมนูญ anayasal 合乎憲法的 конституційний قانونى، آئينى thuộc về hiến pháp 符合宪法的

ˌconstiˈtutionally adverb

grondwetlik, konstitusioneel دُسْتورياً конституционно constitucionalmente ústavně verfassungsgemäß konstitutionelt συνταγματικάconstitucionalmente põhiseaduslikult از نظر قانون اساسی perustuslaillisesti constitutionnellement מִבְּחִינָה חוּקָתִית संवैधानिक रूप से konstitucionalan alkotmányosan; alkatánál fogva secara konstitusional stjórnlagalega costituzionalmente 憲法上 입헌적으로 pagal konstituciją konstitucionāli berperlembagaan constitutioneelkonstitusjonelt konstytucyjnie د اساسی قانون له نظړه constitucionalmente (în mod) con­sti­tu­ţional законно ústavne ustavno ustavnost konstitutionellt, författningsenligt อย่างเป็นไปตามรัฐธรรมนูญ anayasaya uygun şekilde 依照憲法，在體質上 конституційно آئينى طور پر، آئين ك‍ے لحاظ س‍ے một cách hợp hiến 按宪法，在体质上

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constitute

v. constituir, componer, formar.

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