释义 |
constitute /konˈsti-tūt/ transitive verb- To form or make up
- To establish or found
- To set up
- To appoint
ORIGIN: L cōnstituere, cōnstitūtum, from con-, intens, and statuere to make to stand, to place constituency /kən-stitˈū-ən-si/ noun - The whole body of voters, or a district or population, represented by a member of parliament, etc
- A set of people supporting, patronizing, or forming a power-base for, a business organization, pressure group, etc
constitˈuent adjective - Constituting or forming
- Essential
- Component
- Electing
- Constitution or law-making
noun- An essential part
- One of those who elect a representative, esp to parliament
- An inhabitant of the constituency of a member of parliament, etc
constitūˈtion /kon-/ noun - A system of laws and customs established by the sovereign power of a state for its own guidance
- An established form of government
- The act of constituting
- The way in which something is formed or made up
- The natural condition of body or mind
- A set of rules or guidelines by which an organization is governed
- Molecular structure, taking into account not only the kinds and numbers of atoms but the way in which they are linked (chem)
constitūˈtional adjective - Conforming to the constitution or frame of government
- Existing subject to fixed laws
- Inherent in the natural make-up or structure of a person or thing
noun A walk for the benefit of one's health constitūˈtionalism noun Adherence to the principles of the constitution constitūˈtionalist or constitūˈtionist noun A person who favours or studies a constitution or the constitution constitūtionalˈity noun constitūˈtionalize or constitūˈtionalise transitive verb To make constitutional constitūˈtionally adverb conˈstitūtive adjective - That constitutes or establishes
- Having power to constitute
- Essential
- Component
conˈstitūtively adverb conˈstitūtor noun - Someone or something that constitutes
- A person who makes a constitution
constitutional monarchy noun A monarchy in which the power of the sovereign is defined and limited by the constitution constitutive enzyme noun An enzyme that is formed under all conditions of growth |