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▪ I. constituting, vbl. n.|ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb constitute.
1642Milton Apol. Smect. (1851) 316 Nothing of their own worth the constituting. a1713Abp. Sharp Wks. V. iii. (R.), More necessary to the constituting of a man. 1853Trench Proverbs 7 Three things go to the constituting of a proverb, shortness, sense, and salt. ▪ II. ˈconstituting, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That constitutes; constituent.
1641Milton Ch. Govt. vi. (1851) 127 Of such a councell as this every parochiall Consistory is a right homogeneous and constituting part. 1659Vulg. Errors Censured 56 Reduced to its constituting parts. 1792J. Barlow Const. 1791, 10 Republican ideas gained no ground..in your constituting assembly. 1883Pall Mall G. 17 Oct. 6/1 In this act the Monarchy is not a constituted, but a constituting power. |