constituting

Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), 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.
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            Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.
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   2. To make up; to compose; to form.
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            Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold
            that defies destruction.              --Johnson.
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   3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and
      empower.
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            Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.
                                                  --Wordsworth.
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   {Constituted authorities}, the officers of government,
      collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. --Bartlett.
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