constitutes
English meaning: Constitutes
Definition
To set up; to establish; to enact.
Example
“Failure to pay rent constitutes a breach of the lease.”
Another example: “Together, these clauses constitute the core of the agreement.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Formal; means to make up or compose (water constitutes most of the body), or to establish or amount to legally (this constitutes a breach of contract). Common in legal, academic, and official writing. Third-person singular of 'constitute'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'constituere' (to set up, establish), from 'com-' (together) plus 'statuere' (to set); entered English in the 16th century.
Synonyms
- comprises
- forms
- makes up
- amounts to
- represents
Related Words
Common Collocations
- constitutes a breach
- constitutes grounds
- constitutes evidence
- constitutes a violation
- constitutes the basis
- what constitutes
Word Forms
constitute (v); constituted; constitutes; constituting; constitution (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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