(v) form or compose, Syn. represent, make up, comprise, be, Example:This money is my only income; The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance; These constitute my entire belonging; The children made up the chorus; This sum represents my entire income for a year; These few men comprise his entire army

self-constituted

(adj) constituted by or established by itself, Syn. self-established

appoint

(v) create and charge with a task or function, Syn. name, nominate, constitute, Example:nominate a committee

establish

(v) set up or lay the groundwork for, Syn. institute, plant, constitute, found, Example:establish a new department

form

(v) to compose or represent:, Syn. make, constitute, Example:This wall forms the background of the stage setting; The branches made a roof; This makes a fine introduction

restructure

(v) construct or form anew or provide with a new structure, Syn. reconstitute, Example:After his accident, he had to restructure his life; The governing board was reconstituted

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Constitute

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Constituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constituting. ] [ L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand. ] 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. [ 1913 Webster ]

Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make up; to compose; to form. [ 1913 Webster ]

Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. [ 1913 Webster ]

Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

Constitute

n. An established law. [ Obs. ] T. Preston. [ 1913 Webster ]

Constituter

n. One who constitutes or appoints. [ 1913 Webster ]

Preconstitute

v. t. To constitute or establish beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

占

[占 / 佔, zhàn] to take possession of; to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account for; 占 sometimes used as traditional character, See Also: 佔 #380

占

[占, zhàn] to take possession of; to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account for; 佔 sometimes used as traditional character, See Also: 佔 #380

组成

[组成 / 組成, zǔ chéng] component; part; element; constitute; make up #1293

属

[属 / 屬, shǔ] category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute #1630

构成

[构成 / 構成, gòu chéng] to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up #2025

合成

[合成, hé chéng] to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic #4918

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

因となり果となる

[いんとなりかとなる, intonarikatonaru] (exp) to constitute the cause and effect

還元脱脂乳

[かんげんだっしにゅう, kangendasshinyuu] (n) reconstituted skim milk

気血水

[きけっすい, kikessui] (n) life force, blood, and colourless bodily fluids (three elements that constitute an organism according to traditional Chinese medicine)

元に戻す

[もとにもどす, motonimodosu] (exp, v5s) to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to reconstitute

潤びる

[ほとびる, hotobiru] (v1, vi) (See 潤ける) to be rehydrated; to be reconstituted; to swell from absorbed moisture

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

beschlussfähig sein

to constitute a forum

bilden; ausmachen

to constitute

einsetzen | einsetzend

to constitute | constituting

ernennen; bestimmen