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constitute

[kon-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈkɒn stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /
VERB
comprise, form
Synonyms
STRONGEST
create establish
STRONG
aggregate complement complete compose compound construct develop embody enact fix found frame incorporate integrate make
WEAK
cook up dream up fill out flesh out fudge together make up set up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ruin
STRONG
break disarrange disperse divide end exclude fail forget halt ignore neglect prevent raze refuse separate stop veto
WEAK
deny
VERB
authorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
empower establish
STRONG
appoint commission decree delegate depute deputize designate draft enact legislate make name nominate ordain order
Antonyms
STRONG
disallow fail ignore prevent refuse retract stop veto
WEAK
deny

Example Sentences

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But even taken all together, do they constitute an existential threat to the contiguous United States or our interests abroad?

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Its high-performance division, making chips for AI and 5G applications, now constitute almost two-thirds of its overall revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

In the case of the Invesco fund, the top 10 holdings constitute only 2% of its total assets.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“Reservoirs constitute an important source of methane,” said John Harrison, a professor at Washington State University’s School of the Environment who studies the greenhouse gases that reservoirs emit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Those disparate rates constitute history’s broadest pattern and my book’s subject.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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