constitute

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1. Latin · derived fromcōnstituō“to put in place; set up; establish”
2. Latin · derived fromcōnstitūtum
3. Middle English · inherited fromconstituten
4. English todayconstitute

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”).