# constitute

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ · frequency rank #8,915

## Definitions
1. To set up; to establish; to enact.
2. To make up; to compose; to form.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

## Etymology
From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place; set up; establish”), from con- (“with”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).

## Easily confused with
- **constitutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constitute-vs-constitutes)
- **constituted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constitute-vs-constituted)
- **constitutive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constitute-vs-constitutive)

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconstitute`, `cnostitute`, `connstitute`, `consittute`, `consstitute`, `constittue`, `constittute`, `constituet`, `constitutte`, `constiutte`, `consttitute`, `consttiute`, `contsitute`, `cosntitute`, `ocnstitute`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/constitute