Constitute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Constitute	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Constitute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constitute v form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" Synonym(s): constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" Synonym(s): appoint, name, nominate, constitute to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" Synonym(s): form, constitute, make set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" Synonym(s): establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, n. An established law. [Obs.] --T. Preston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. --Jer. Taylor.