'Constitute' definitions:

Definition of 'constitute'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be]
verb
Create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate, 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" [syn: form, constitute, make]
verb
Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute]

Definition of 'Constitute'

From: GCIDE
  • Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constituting.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand.]
  • 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. [1913 Webster]
  • Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make up; to compose; to form. [1913 Webster]
  • Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. [1913 Webster]
  • Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Constitute'

From: GCIDE
  • Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), n. An established law. [Obs.] --T. Preston. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'constitute'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Constitute'