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| con·sti·tute [ kónstə tt ] (past and past participle con·sti·tut·ed, present participle con·sti·tut·ing, 3rd person present singular con·sti·tutes) |
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1. be something: to be, amount to, or have the status of a particular thing
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2. be ingredient of something: to make up the whole or a particular part of something
a panel constituted of four individuals
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3. formally establish something: to create and establish something formally, especially an official body
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formal
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constitute an assembly
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4. formally appoint somebody: to appoint somebody formally to a position
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formal
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| [15th century. < Latin constitut-, past participle of constituere "establish" < statuere "set up"] |
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| con·sti·tut·er noun |
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