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constitute /'kɔnstitju:t/

• ngoại động từ
  • cấu tạo, tạo thành
    • to constitute someone's happiness: tạo hạnh phúc cho ai
    • twelve months constitute a years: mười hai tháng (tạo) thành một năm
  • thiết lập, thành lập
    • to constitute a tribunal: thiết lập toà án
  • chỉ đinh, uỷ nhiệm
    • to constitute someone arbitrator: uỷ nhiệm ai làm trọng tải
    • they constituted him president: ông ta được chỉ đinh làm chủ tịch
  • to be strongly constituted
    • khoẻ, có thể chất khoẻ

constitutes|constituted|constituting'kɒnstɪtjuːt
verb
+form or compose
+create and charge with a task or function
+to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
+set up or lay the groundwork for

+ verb (written)
1 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be considered to be sth: Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence? + The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society. + His action was interpreted as constituting a threat to the community.
2 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be the parts that together form sth
Synonym: MAKE UP
Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force. - COMPRISE
3 [VN] [usually passive] to form a group legally or officially: The committee was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament.