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- DictionaryCon·sti·tute/ˈkänstəˌto͞ot/
verb
- 1. be (a part) of a whole: "single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor"
- 2. give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law: "the superior courts were constituted by the Judicature Acts 1873–5"
constitute verb (FORM PART OF) C1 [ L not continuous ] to form or make something: Women constitute about ten percent of Congress. The under-18s constitute almost 25 percent of the town's population. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
3 days ago · 1. to set up (a law, government, institution, etc.); establish. 2. to set up (an assembly, proceedings, etc.) in a legal or official form. 3. to give a certain office or function to; appoint. our officially constituted spokesperson. 4. to make up; be the components or elements of; form; compose.
1. to make up; form; compose: the people who constitute a jury. 2. to appoint to an office or function: a legally constituted officer. 3. to set up (a school or other institution) formally; found. 4. (Law) law to give legal form to (a court, assembly, etc) 5. (Law) law obsolete to set up or enact (a law)
To constitute is to make up a whole from smaller parts, or "constituents." "What constitutes a family?" means "What makes up a family?" Parents, kids, pets, and other family members constitute most people's idea of a family.
Definition of constitute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. to be or form something: This defeat constitutes a real setback for their championship hopes. (Definition of constitute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of constitute. in Chinese (Traditional) 被視作, 是, 被看作，被視爲… See more.
to appoint to an office or function; make or create: He was constituted treasurer. to establish (laws, an institution, etc.). to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc.). to create or be tantamount to: Imports constitute a challenge to local goods. [ Archaic.]to set or place.
