Constitute

(30), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CONSTITUTED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONSTITUTING.] [Lat. constituere, constitutum, from con and statuere, to place, set; Fr. constituer, Pr. & Sp. constituir; It. constituire.]

1Sense 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to set; to enact. “Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.” Bp. Taylor.

2Sense 2. To give formal existence to; to make up; to compose; to form.

Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson.

3Sense 3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office or employment; to make and empower.