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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[ict]*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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, n.
     An established law. [Obs.] --T. Preston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, 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.
  
              Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  constitute
       v 1: 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: represent,
             make up, comprise, be]
       2: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a
          committee" [syn: appoint, name, nominate]
       3: 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, make]
       4: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
          department" [syn: establish, found, plant, institute]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αποτελώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) An established law.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to
  make and empower.
     Scots vb.
     To (l en constitute).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) An established law.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to
  make and empower.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) An established law.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to
  make and empower.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     n.
     (lb en obsolete) An established law.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
     3 (lb en transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to
  make and empower.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     Englanti vb.
     1 perustaa
     2 muodostaa, tehdä jksk
     3 määrätä, nimittää, asettaa
     4 täyttää jnk tunnusmerkki tai tunnusmerkistö

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  constitute
     Engelska vb.
     utgöra, bilda

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Constitute /kˈɒnstɪtjˌuːt/
  شكّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  constitute //ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt// //ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt// 
  1. основавам, учредявам
  to cause to stand; to establish; to enact
  2. образувам, съставям
  to make up; to compose; to form