constitute
Other forms: constituted; constitutes; constituting
To constitute is to make up a whole from smaller parts, or "constituents." "What constitutes a family?" means "What makes up a family?"
Parents, kids, pets, and other family members constitute most people's idea of a family. The Constitution tells us what our country is all about and supposed to be made of — in other words, what constitutes the United States. This word can deal with the present or the future. The items listed in a recipe constitute what will be in a cake; later, the individual ingredients constitute the cake. Eleven players constitute a football team on the field. We can even say that abstract qualities are constituted. For example, some people think wearing sunglasses constitutes coolness. Since everything in the world is made up of other things, there's a lot of constituting going on.
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form or compose
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make
constitute the essence of
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compose
form the substance of
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form, make
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
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range, straddle
range or extend over; occupy a certain area
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fall into, fall under
be included in or classified as
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pose, present
introduce
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supplement
serve as a supplement to
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chelate
form a chelate, in chemistry
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spread-eagle
stretch over
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add
constitute an addition
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compose or represent
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create and charge with a task or function
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set up or lay the groundwork for
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fix
set or place definitely
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appoint, name, nominate
create and charge with a task or function
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pack
set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
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co-opt
appoint summarily or commandeer
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Vocabulary lists containing constitute
Eleven-year-old Harriet faces difficulties when her personal notebook — full of detailed observations about her friends, classmates, and neighbors — ends up in the wrong hands.
In this follow-up to the March trilogy, created with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, John Lewis recounts the efforts of civil rights activists to register Black voters and support Black candidates for political office.
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