# constitute

Pronunciation: US say "KON-sti-toot" /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/; say "KON-sti-tyoot" UK /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/, AUS /ˈkɔnstɪtjʉːt/

## Verb

1. To make up or form a whole when taken together.
   - Simple: To be the parts that together make up something larger.
   - _Water and a few minerals constitute the bulk of the human body._
   - _The new amendments constitute a significant change to the existing law._
2. To set up, establish, or formally bring something into being.
   - Simple: To set up or officially start something, such as a group or a rule.
   - _The bylaws constitute a board of directors to manage the organization._
   - _Parliament moved to constitute a special tribunal for the case._
3. To appoint, elect, or empower a person to hold an office or carry out a role.
   - Simple: To choose someone and give them the power to hold an office or do a job.
   - _They voted to constitute her as their legal agent._
   - _The council constituted three members as a panel of inquiry._

## Noun

4. A law or regulation that has been formally established. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A rule or law that has been set up and made official.
   - _The king's new constitute forbade hunting in the royal forest._
   - _Merchants grumbled at each constitute the council imposed on their trade._

## Origin

From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, the neuter past participle of cōnstituō ('to put in place; set up; establish'), which combines con- ('with') with statuō ('to put up; establish').

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