constitute

Etymology

From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place, set up, establish”).

verb

1. (transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
2. (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
   1779–81, Samuel Johnson, "Abraham Cowley" in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poet Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
3. (transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

noun

1. (obsolete) An established law.
   A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute. 1569, Thomas Preston, Cambyses