Constitute

Origin

From Latin constitutum, past participle of constituere. Constructed from the prefix con- and statuere ("to place, set").

Full definition of constitute

Verb

1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
• Jeremy TaylorLaws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
2. To make up; to compose; to form.
• JohnsonTruth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
• William WordsworthMe didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.

Synonyms

• establish, enact
• make up, compose, form

Related terms

• constituent
• constituency
• constitution
• constitutional
• constitutionalization
• constitutive

Noun

1. (obsolete) An established law.