constitute
[verb]
Synonyms: make up, compose, comprise, establish, form, found, set up

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Related Words: embody, incorporate, integrate, complement, complete, fill out, flesh (out)

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con‧sti‧tute W3 AC /ˈkɒnstətjuːt, ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt $ ˈkɑːnstətuːt/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of constituere 'to set up, constitute', from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + statuere 'to set up']

1. [linking verb, not in progressive] to be considered to be something:
Failing to complete the work constitutes a breach of the employment contract.
The rise in crime constitutes a threat to society.

2. [linking verb, not in progressive] if several people or things constitute something, they are the parts that form it Synonym : make up:
We must redefine what constitutes a family.

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In everyday English, people usually say make up rather than constitute:
His letters to his wife make up the middle section of the book.

3. [transitive usually in passive] formal to officially form a group or organization Synonym : found:
The Federation was constituted in 1949.

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