constituted
USKON-sti-too-tid/ˈkɑnstɪtutɪd/UKKON-sti-tyoo-tid/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of constitute.
Those four provinces constituted the original federation.
The committee was properly constituted under the new bylaws.
Note
One spelling does double duty, as regular -ed forms do: it serves as the plain past (the provinces constituted the federation) and as the participle after have or be. Every verb use is transitive, so the passive comes easily, and meaning tends to follow voice. The active usually means 'made up' or 'formed', while was constituted leans toward 'set up' or 'appointed and empowered'.
constituted is a form of constitute
constitute, verb: To make up or form a whole when taken together. Full entry
- Forms
- constituteconstitutes he/she/itconstituting -ing formconstituted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- constitute → constituted: add -d
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