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constitute
English
Etymology
From Latin constitutum, past participle of constituere. Constructed from the prefix con- and statuere (“to place, set”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?nst?tju?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?nst?t(j)u?t/
Verb
constitute (third-person singular simple present constitutes, present participle constituting, simple past and past participle constituted)
- (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
- 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet
- Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
- 1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet
- (transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion
- Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion
Synonyms
- (set up): establish, enact
- (make up): make up, compose, form; see also Thesaurus:compose
- (appoint):
Related terms
- constituent
- constituency
- constitution
- constitutional
- constitutionalization
- constitutive
Translations
Noun
constitute (plural constitutes)
- (obsolete) An established law.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of T. Preston to this entry?)
Further reading
- constitute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- constitute in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Noun
c?nstit?te
- vocative singular of c?nstit?tus
References
- constitute in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Scots
Verb
constitute (third-person singular present constitutes, present participle constitutein, past constitutet, past participle constitutet)
- To constitute.
constitute From the web:
- what constitutes a fever
- what constitutes a pandemic
- what constitutes exposure to covid
- what constitutes a solar system
- what constitutes harassment
- what constitutes a hostile work environment
- what constitutes treason
- what constitutes a small business
underlie
English
Etymology
From Middle English underlien, underliggen, from Old English underli??an (“to underlie, to be subject to, give way to”), equivalent to under- +? lie. Cognate with Dutch onderliggen (“to lie below, lie on the bottom of”), German unterliegen (“to lie under, be subject to, succumb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.d?(?)?la?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
underlie (third-person singular simple present underlies, present participle underlying, simple past underlay, past participle underlain)
- (intransitive) To lie in a position directly beneath.
- (transitive) To lie under or beneath.
- A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.
- (transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
- a doctrine underlying a theory
- 1941, Emily Carr, Klee Wyck, Chapter 6,[1]
- […] she was carved into the bole of a red cedar tree. Sun and storm had bleached the wood, moss here and there softened the crudeness of the modelling; sincerity underlay every stroke.
- (transitive) To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
- (mining) To underlay.
Translations
underlie From the web:
- what underlies the respiratory mucosa
- what underlies the unity of biochemistry
- what underlies anger
- what underlies all knowledge
- what underlies excellent team performance
- what underlies jealousy
- what underlies bitcoin
- what underlies the development of automaticity
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