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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Constituted; p. pr. & vb. n.Constituting.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand.] 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor. 2. To make up; to compose; to form. Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson. 3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett. Con"stitute (), n.An established law. [Obs.] T. Preston. スポンサード リンク
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