'Constituting' definitions:
Definition of 'Constituting'
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]
Words containing 'Constituting'
- Constitute,
- Constituted,
- Constituter,
- Constitution,
- Constitutional,
- Constitutionalism,
- Constitutionality,
- Constitutionally,
- Constitutive,
- Constitutively,
- Apostolic constitutions,
- Constituted authorities,
- Constitutional law,
- constitution state,
- constitutional convention,
- constitutional formula,
- duly constituted,
- genetic constitution,
- u.s. constitution,
- us constitution,
- constitution of the united states,
- constitutional union party,
- self-constituted,
- united states constitution,
- sand-lot constitution