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constitute | x |

As a verb constitute

is to cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

As a noun constitute

is (obsolete) an established law.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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)

    External links

    * * ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----