constitute
21constitute — v.tr. 1 be the components or essence of; make up, form. 2 a be equivalent or tantamount to (this constitutes an official warning). b formally establish (does not constitute a precedent). 3 give legal or constitutional form to; establish by law.… …
22constitute — To provide the legal authority for the existence of a new unit of the Armed Services. The new unit is designated and listed, but it has no specific existence until it is activated. See also commission …
23constitute — Synonyms and related words: assemble, authorize, build, build up, combine, complement, complete, compose, comprise, consist of, construct, create, declare lawful, decree, effect, effectuate, embody, enact, enact laws, enter into, establish,… …
24constitute — v. (formal and rare) (N; used with a noun) they constituted her chief justice * * * [ kɒnstɪtjuːt] (formal and rare) (N; used with a noun) they constituted her chief justice …
25constitute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. form, be, make, frame, compose; total; set up, establish, found; appoint. See composition, production. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To found] Syn. establish, develop, create, set up; see organize 2 . 2.… …
26constitute — [15] Etymologically, that which is constituted is that which is ‘caused to stand’ or ‘set up’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin constituere ‘fix, establish’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com and statuere ‘set… …
27constitute — con·sti·tute || kÉ’nstɪtjuËt v. comprise, form, make up; establish, found; appoint a person to a a particular position …
28constitute — [ kɒnstɪtju:t] verb 1》 be (a part) of a whole. ↘be or be equivalent to. 2》 establish by law. Origin ME: from L. constitut , constituere establish, appoint , from con together + statuere set up …
29constitute — v. a. 1. Form, compose, make, make up, enter into the composition of. 2. Appoint, depute, empower. 3. Set up, establish, enact, fix …
30constitute — verb 1) farmers constituted 10 percent of the population Syn: amount to, add up to, account for, form, make up, compose 2) this constitutes a breach of copyright Syn: be equivalent to, be, embody, be tantamount to …