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   con·sti·tute

   /ˈkänstəˌto͞ot/

   verb

   • 1. be (a part) of a whole: "single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor" Similar amount toadd up toaccount forformmake upcomposecompriserepresent
   • ▪ (of people or things) combine to form (a whole): "there were enough members present to constitute a quorum"
   • ▪ be or be equivalent to (something): "his failure to act constituted a breach of duty" Similar be equivalent tobe the equivalent ofbeembodybe tantamount tobe regarded asact asserve as
   • 2. give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law: "the superior courts were constituted by the Judicature Acts 1873–5" Similar inaugurateinitiateestablishfoundcreateset upput in placestartbeginoriginateformorganizedevelopshapeauthorizecommissioncharterinductinvestappointnamenominateinstallempowerordaindecree

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin constitut- ‘established, appointed’, from the verb constituere, from con- ‘together’ + statuere ‘set up’.

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