constitute
/ˈkɑnstəˌtut/
verb
- To be the parts that form something; to make up or compose.
- Twelve months constitute a year.
- The three chapters constitute the main part of the book.
- Women constitute more than half of the workforce in this industry.
- To be considered as; to amount to or be equivalent to.
- The new evidence constitutes a major breakthrough in the case.
- Leaving the scene of an accident constitutes a crime.
- His silence constituted an admission of guilt.
- To establish or set up officially, such as a committee, organization, or law.
- They constituted a new committee to handle complaints.
- The board was constituted to oversee the project.
- The government constituted a special task force for disaster relief.
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