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constitute
What does constitute mean?
constitute (verb): form or compose.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce constitute?
/ˈkɑnstəˌtut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does constitute come from?
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to constitute
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “constitute”?
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What does “constitute” mean?
expect and wish
Not quite: that's what hope means.
empty of liquid
Not quite: that's what drain means.
make certain of
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form or compose
Right! That's what “constitute” means.
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