to constitute

Examples

• All

• Apparently, we have very different ideas as to what constitutes their best interests.

  Wilson (1944)

• Perhaps digital platforms, at least those beyond a certain size, constitute a new type of public space.

• Although the laws of war require strengthening, they constitute a firm foundation on which to better protect civilians.

  Academic text (2011)

• States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an Axis of Evil.

  Ethos (2011)

• If such a thing were possible, it would constitute the greatest medical advance since Vesalius.

  Burke & Hare (2010)

• We constitute a temporary government of Tibet, the only legal authority in the land.

  Kundun (1997)

• So for a person who hasn't exercised at all, simply walking quickly would constitute a great form of exercise.

• Morbidity studies, it was claimed, constituted a more reliable indicator of health status and medical need.

  Academic text (2011)

• Two political parties, the Liberal and the Conservative, constituted the political expression of the agrarian-based economy.

  Academic text (1990)

• The committee was established to constitute a framework for addressing climate change.

Synonyms

E

to establish

vsto constitute

772 4.1

To start something that is meant to last

is a formal method of creation regardless of intended duration

F

to form

vsto constitute

598 1.0

To create a group or organization

is a formal and official way to create groups or systems

O

to organize

vsto constitute

• US

381 2.3

Help people form a group to act together for a common goal

is formal creation focused on forming bodies or systems rather than arranging

F

to found

vsto constitute

305 3.9

Create something like a company, school, or town

is formal creation for groups or systems not only institutions

I

to institute

vsto constitute

• Formal

101 3.8

To officially start something such as a rule, process, or legal action

is formal creation of groups or systems rather than only rules or processes

I

incorporate

vsto constitute

1 4.9

Joined together to make one whole

is formal creation of a body rather than merely joining parts together

How Formal

to inaugurate

• Formal

32 6.3

to establish

772 4.1

to constitute

• Formal

98 4.8

to set up

983 2.7

to create

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology