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    Constitute , 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.
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      Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
      Jer. Taylor.

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    2. To make up; to compose; to form.
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      Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
      Johnson.

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    3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
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      Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.
      Wordsworth.

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      Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc.

      Bartlett.

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    Constitute , n. An established law. [Obs.]
    T. Preston.

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