constitute verb (FORM PART OF) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ˈkɒn.stɪ.tjuːt/

/ˈkɑːn.stɪ.tuːt/ v

Definition

[L not continuous] to form or make something

Women constitute about 10% of Parliament.

The under-18s constitute nearly 25% of the town's population.

(Definition of constitute verb (FORM PART OF) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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