to constitute
- verb
- /ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt/
- And then all of the ecosystems collectively on Earth constitute the biosphere.
- constitute a majority
- constitute 25 percent
- constitute essential elements
There are clear criteria for what constitutes full blown ADHD.
- There are clear criteria for what constitutes full blown ADHD.
- And the question is, what constitutes the public square?
- What what what constitutes an actual close friend group?
- And this difference, he says, constitutes their movement and their life.
- The relationship as it's currently constituted is expired.
- This objectivity now constitutes its world.
- The daily losses of trust that constitute the narcissistic relationship.
- The answers to the questions constitute what we would call a basal paradigm.
- At this point, plaintiff commenced work and this constituted a promise.
- Now relationships they are, they don't constitute a logical proof for consciousness.
- And then that's a good observation because that begs the question, what constitutes the most true adventure?
- So swaying between crucial or less crucial occurrences may well constitute strength and not weakness.
- And I'll go back to the Enlightenment, enlightenment based ideas on what constitutes the rights of man.
- As such, these widespread and systematic attacks on civilians could constitute crimes against humanity.
Examples
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A local pastor estimates that the evangelicals in Huaycan constitute approximately 2 percent of the population.
Academic text (1999) -
You should know that your 10-page research paper is going to constitute 75% of your midterm grade.
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Today those two challenges are still there and they constitute a serious threat.
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Ladies and gentlemen, you constitute our jury for this trial.
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And the question is, what constitutes the public square?
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American Indians, at 8% of the total population, constitute the largest ethnic minority.
Academic text (2011) -
Finally, substantially all of the activities have to constitute elements of a process of experimentation.
Academic text (1999) -
Therefore, those cultures, which together constitute something like a cultural pluralism, could not survive.
Academic text (1999) -
There are clear criteria for what constitutes full blown ADHD.
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American Indians, at 8% of the total population, constitute the largest ethnic minority.
Synonyms
Be an example of a group, quality, or part of a total
Be the parts that form a whole
To include parts or members
To make or be a particular part of something
To be the parts that together form something
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word constitute comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and statuere 'to set or place', like bits that 'stand together' to form a single thing, similar to how pieces make a statue. So when things constitute something, they are the parts that make up or form the whole.