constitute
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːnstɪtuːt/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
verb
C1
to be or count as something
This action could constitute a serious mistake.
C1
to make up or form something
These parts constitute the whole machine.
R
to set up or establish officially
The new council was constituted by law last year.
translation
to be or count as something; to make up or form something; to set up or establish officially
Word Forms
3rd Present
constitutes
Past
constituted
Perfect
constituted
Progressive
constituting