constitute
verb [L only + noun, not continuous] (BE CONSIDERED AS) /ˈkɒn.stɪ.tjuːt/
/ˈkɑːn.stɪ.tuːt/ formalDefinition
C1 to be or be considered as something: This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the government.Existing and being
(Definition of constitute verb (BE CONSIDERED AS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- account for sth phrasal verb
- alive adjective
- am verb
- are verb
- be verb (DESCRIPTION)
- come verb (EXIST)
- exist verb (LIVE)
- existence noun
- existent adjective
- extant adjective
- go back phrasal verb (ORIGIN)
- have legs idiom
- lie verb (POSITION)
- live verb (HAVE A HOME)
- living adjective (CONTINUING)
- lurk verb
- reign verb
- run verb (BECOME)
- viability noun
- was verb
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Existing and being
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