constitute

constitute
transitive verb
1) (form, be) sein

constitute a threat to — eine Gefahr sein für

2) (make up) bilden; begründen [Anspruch]
3) (establish) gründen [Partei, Organisation]
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['konstitju:t]
verb
(to form; to make up; to be: Nuclear waste constitutes a serious danger.) bilden
- academic.ru/15511/constitution">constitution
- constitutional
- constitutionally
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con·sti·tute
[ˈkɒn(t)stɪtju:t, AM ˈkɑ:n(t)stətu:t]
vt
to \constitute sth
1. (make up) etw ausmachen
women \constitute about ten percent of Parliament etwa zehn Prozent der Parlamentsmitglieder sind Frauen
2. (form: be) etw sein
to \constitute a threat to sth eine Bedrohung für etw akk darstellen [o sein
3. (establish) etw einrichten
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['kɒnstɪtjuːt]
vt
1) (= make up) bilden, ausmachen

society is so constituted that ... — die Gesellschaft ist so aufgebaut, dass ...

2) (= amount to) darstellen

that constitutes a lie — das ist eine glatte Lüge

3) (= set up, give legal authority to) committee, court einrichten, konstituieren (form)
4) (form: appoint) ernennen or bestimmen zu

he constituted himself my bodyguard — er spielte meinen Leibwächter

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constitute [ˈkɒnstıtjuːt; US ˈkɑn-; a. -ˌtuːt] v/t
1. jemanden ernennen, einsetzen (in ein Amt etc):
constitute sb a judge jemanden als Richter einsetzen oder zum Richter ernennen;
constitute o.s. a judge of sich zum Richter aufwerfen über (akk)
2. ein Gesetz erlassen, in Kraft setzen
3. einrichten, gründen, konstituieren:
constitute a committee einen Ausschuss einsetzen;
they constituted themselves a committee sie konstituierten sich als Ausschuss;
the constituted authorities die verfassungsmäßigen Behörden
4. ausmachen, bilden, darstellen:
this constitutes a precedent dies stellt einen Präzedenzfall dar;
be so constituted that … so beschaffen sein, dass …
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transitive verb
1) (form, be) sein

constitute a threat to — eine Gefahr sein für

2) (make up) bilden; begründen [Anspruch]
3) (establish) gründen [Partei, Organisation]
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v.
einsetzen v.
erzeugen v.

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