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constitute 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈkänstəˌt(y)o͞ot/,
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constituted, past participle; constitutes, 3rd person singular present; constituting, present participle; constituted, past tense;
  1. Be (a part) of a whole
    • - single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor
  2. (of people or things) Combine to form (a whole)
    • - there were enough members present to constitute a quorum
  3. Be or be equivalent to (something)
    • - his failure to act constituted a breach of duty
  4. Give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law

  1. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
  2. appoint: create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
  3. form: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
  4. establish: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
  5. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact; To make up; to compose; to form; To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower
  6. v.  (fml ) make up or form (a whole); be the components of
  7. components or essence, make up, compose, form, equivalent, formally establish
  8. To comprise or put together. That which is duly constituted is properly made up and formally correct and valid.
  9. A phase, or combination of phases, that occurs in a characteristic configuration in a microstructure.