Definition of Constitute

(v. t.)
To make up; to compose; to form.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
  

(v. t.)
To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
  

(n.)
An established law.
  

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constitute
\con"sti*tute\ (?), n. an established law. [obs.] preston.
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. taylor.
2. to make up; to compose; to form. truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
3. to appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. me didst thou constitute a priest of thine.

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Sodi = v. to constitute, to fix

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Verb
1. 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) represent, make up, comprise, be
(hyponym) make
2. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
(synonym) appoint, name, nominate
(hypernym) establish, found, plant, institute
(hyponym) pack
3. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
(synonym) form, make
(hypernym) represent, make up, comprise, be
(hyponym) constellate
(derivation) constitution, composition, makeup
4. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
(synonym) establish, found, plant, institute
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(hyponym) fix
(derivation) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation

To provide the legal authority for the existence of a new unit of the Armed Services. The new unit is designated and listed, but it has no specific existence until it is activated. See also commission.