constitute
verb
con·sti·tuteˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
constituted;constituting
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:to appoint to an office, function, or dignity
Legal authorityconstitutes all magistrates.
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Womenconstitute 70 percent of the student population at the college. nine playersconstitute a baseball team
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Virginia Hammerle,Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026If you are detained, ask the officer what crime you are suspected of committing, and remind the officer that taking photographs is your right under the First Amendment and does notconstitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.—John Tufts,IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026The High Court determined that former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (who now serves as Foreign Secretary) had not properly followed her own policies when deciding whatconstitutes an organization being proscribed under the Terrorism Act.—Callum Sutherland,Time, 13 Feb. 2026Those photons carry information about the molecules to your eyes — say, about the redness of the apple’s skin, which stems from the quantum energy states of the molecules thatconstitute it.—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026See All Example Sentences forconstitute
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Virginia Hammerle,Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026If you are detained, ask the officer what crime you are suspected of committing, and remind the officer that taking photographs is your right under the First Amendment and does notconstitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.—John Tufts,IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026The High Court determined that former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (who now serves as Foreign Secretary) had not properly followed her own policies when deciding whatconstitutes an organization being proscribed under the Terrorism Act.—Callum Sutherland,Time, 13 Feb. 2026Those photons carry information about the molecules to your eyes — say, about the redness of the apple’s skin, which stems from the quantum energy states of the molecules thatconstitute it.—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026See All Example Sentences forconstituteWord History
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“Constitute.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitute. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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constitute
verbcon·sti·tuteˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
constituted;constituting
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:to appoint to an office or duty
constituted authorities
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:set upsense 4,establish
a fund wasconstituted to help needy students
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:make upsense 2,form
twelve monthsconstitute a year
Legal Definition
constitute
transitive verbcon·sti·tuteˈkän-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt
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:to appoint to an office or function
those who areconstituted heirs or named legatees—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Codelegal authorityconstitutes all magistrates
3
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:to put (as an agreement) into required form
b
:to qualify as
a letter canconstitute a will—W. M. McGovern, Jr.et al.
W. M. McGovern, Jr.et al.failure to act mayconstitute negligence
c
:to form the substance or whole of
the bondsconstituted the entire estate
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