Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, 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.

Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. --Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)