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constitute

verb
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/UK/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/CA/ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from cōnstituō — “to put in place; set up; establish”
  2. derived from cōnstitūtum
  3. inherited from constituten

Definitions

  1. To set up

    To set up; to establish; to enact.

    • Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.

  2. To make up

    To make up; to compose; to form.

    • 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.

  3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office

    To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

    • Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An established law.

      • A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute.

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Derived

coconstitute, constitutability, constitutable, constituter, constitutory, preconstitute, reconstitute, unconstituted

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at constitute. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at constitute. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at constitute

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA