Associations to the word «Constitute»

Wiktionary

CONSTITUTE, verb. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
CONSTITUTE, verb. To make up; to compose; to form.
CONSTITUTE, verb. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
CONSTITUTE, noun. (obsolete) An established law.

Dictionary definition

CONSTITUTE, verb. 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".
CONSTITUTE, verb. Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee".
CONSTITUTE, verb. To compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction".
CONSTITUTE, verb. Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates