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Added 9 October 2026

constitute

/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ verb

Latin root: cōnstitūtum Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about constitute at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

noun

An established law.

Origin

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”).

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