Definitions
set up or lay the groundwork for
Word origin
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
Used in a sentence
“Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.”
“1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.”
“Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.”
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