Meaning & use
constitute
To be a component part of something, or together to form the whole of it.
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Women constitute more than half of the university's current graduating class.
These five articles constitute the entire agreement between the two companies.
A note on using this word
Constitute is formal and takes a plain object, unlike 'consist,' which requires the preposition 'of.'
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