v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Constituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constituting. ] [ L. constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to stand. See Stand. ] 1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact. [ 1913 Webster ] Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To make up; to compose; to form. [ 1913 Webster ] Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. [ 1913 Webster ] Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
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