verb, noun — 4 senses
UK /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ · US /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
Etymology From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
To set up; to establish; to enact.
To make up; to compose; to form.
To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
Etymology From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
Obsolete An established law.
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