constitute
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/verb
with obj.
1
- be (a part) of a whole为…的成分; 构成：
lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor.
单身的父母们占穷人中的一大部分。
1.1
- (of people or things) combine to form (a whole)（人, 事物）组成：
there were enough members present to constitute a quorum.
出席成员足够达到法定人数。
1.2
- be or be equivalent to (something)相当于：
his failure to act constituted a breach of duty.
他的不能出演相当于失职。
2
- （一般作be constituted）give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law授以合法形式; 以合法形式建立（或设立）。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin constitut- 'established, appointed', from the verb constituere, from con- 'together' + statuere 'set' .