con‧sti‧tute W3 AC / kɒnstətjut, kɒnstɪtjut $ kɑnstətut / 动词

1 [连系动词，不用于进行时] to be considered to be something :

Failing to complete the work constitutes a breach of the employment contract.

The rise in crime constitutes a threat to society.

2 [连系动词，不用于进行时] if several people or things constitute something, they are the parts that form it 同义词 make up :

We must redefine what constitutes a family.

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In everyday English, people usually say make up rather than constitute :

His letters to his wife make up the middle section of the book.

3 [及物动词，通常在被动态] formal to officially form a group or organization 同义词 found :

The Federation was constituted in 1949.