constitute
verb
con·sti·tute
ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtüt 
-ˌtyüt
constituted; constituting
1
2
3
: to appoint to an office, function, or dignity
Legal authority constitutes all magistrates.
Examples of constitute in a Sentence
Women constitute 70 percent of the student population at the college.
nine players constitute a baseball team
Recent Examples on the Web
Instead, they were treated to stats and general information about the size of Netflix’s global audience, what constitutes a hit, how the streamer markets its shows and how its content impacts music, social media — and people’s lives.
—
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as, tax or financial advice.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Despite being as small as an atom, these primordial black holes would be heavier than thousands of solar masses and constitute dark matter.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
In closing arguments Friday, the sides sparred over the scope of the OMG Girlz ‘s fame, what constituted market confusion and the difference between inspiration and misappropriation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for constitute 
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as, tax or financial advice.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Despite being as small as an atom, these primordial black holes would be heavier than thousands of solar masses and constitute dark matter.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
In closing arguments Friday, the sides sparred over the scope of the OMG Girlz ‘s fame, what constituted market confusion and the difference between inspiration and misappropriation.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for constitute
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'constitute.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near constitute
Cite this Entry
“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constitute. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
constitute
verb
con·sti·tute
ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt
constituted; constituting
1
: to appoint to an office or duty
constituted authorities
2
: set up sense 4, establish
a fund was constituted to help needy students
3
: make up sense 2, form
twelve months constitute a year
Legal Definition
constitute
transitive verb
con·sti·tute
ˈkän-stə-ˌtüt, -ˌtyüt
1
: to appoint to an office or function
those who are constituted heirs or named legatees—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Codelegal authority constitutes all magistrates
3
a
: to put (as an agreement) into required form
b
: to qualify as
a letter can constitute a will—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.failure to act may constitute negligence
c
: to form the substance or whole of
the bonds constituted the entire estate
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share