constitute

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 19.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To set up; to establish; to enact.
2. verb To make up; to compose; to form.
3. verb To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
4. noun An established law.

Similar words

appoint establish nominate institute make comprise represent form name be

Often followed by

a the an one only what its about it our

Word family

constituencies constituency constituent constituents constituted constitutes constituting constitution constitutional constitutionally