constitute
constitute (kŏnʹstĭ-tt, -tyt) verb, transitive
constituted, constituting, constitutes
1. a. To be the elements or parts of; compose: Correct grammar and sentence structure do not in themselves constitute good writing. b. To amount to; equal: an infraction that constitutes a punishable offense.
2. a. To set up or establish according to law or provision: a body that is duly constituted under the charter. b. To found (an institution, for example). c. To enact (a law or regulation).
3. To appoint to an office, dignity, function, or task; designate.
[Latin cōnstituere, cōnstitūt-, to set up : com-, com- + statuere, to set up.]
conʹstituter or conʹstitutor noun