English

Etymology
From Latin constitutum, past participle of constituo|constituere. Constructed from the prefix con- and statuere, "to place, set".

Verb
en-verb|constitut|ing

1. To cause to stand; 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.

Related terms
constituent
constituency
constitution
constitutional

Translations
trans-top|To cause to stand; to establish; to enact
Finnish: perustaa
trans-mid
Japanese: ����(������, seitei-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|To make up; to compose; to form
Finnish: olla, muodostaa
Hebrew: ����ת (le'havot)
trans-mid
Japanese: ����(������, k�sei-suru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower
Japanese: 任���(������, ninmei-suru)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Usage notes
(to enact)
Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
Jer. Taylor.
(make up)
Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
Johnson.
(to appoint)
Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.
Wordsworth.

Webster

ar:constitute
et:constitute
fr:constitute
io:constitute
it:constitute
hu:constitute
fi:constitute
ta:constitute
te:constitute
vi:constitute
zh:constitute

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