constitute
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Britannica Dictionary definition of CONSTITUTE
formal
1
not used in progressive tenses,
[linking verb]
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to make up or form something
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Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.
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Twelve months constitute a year. [=a year is made up of 12 months]
2
not used in progressive tenses,
[linking verb]
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to be the same as something
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to be equivalent to something
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The court determined that the search of their house constituted [=amounted to] a violation of their rights.
3
[+ object]
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to establish or create (an organization, a government, etc.)
— usually used as (be) constituted
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The recently constituted government will hold elections in May.
