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Consists vs Constitute - What's the difference?

consists | constitute |

As nouns the difference between consists and constitute

is that consists is while constitute is (obsolete) an established law.

As verbs the difference between consists and constitute

is that consists is (consist) while constitute is to cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

consists

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (consist)

    • constitute

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Verb

    (constitut)
  • To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.
  • To make up; to compose; to form.
  • * Johnson
    • Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies destruction.
  • To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
  • * William Wordsworth
    • Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.

    Synonyms

    * establish, enact * make up, compose, form

    Related terms

    * constituent * constituency * constitution * constitutional * constitutionalization * constitutive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An established law.
    • (Webster 1913)

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