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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Constitute

/(kŏn"stĭ*tūt)/ · Con·sti·tute · IPA /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/
01 v. t. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
imp. & p. p. Constituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constituting
  1. 1.
    To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
    “Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.” Jer. Taylor.
  2. 2.
    To make up; to compose; to form.
    “Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.” Johnson.
  3. 3.
    To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
    “Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.” Wordsworth.
Phrases & compounds
Constituted authorities — the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc.
02 n. An established law.
  1. 1.
    An established law.[Obs.]