constitue

See also: constitué

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English constituen, from French constituer.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏn′stĭ-t(y)o͞o′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.stɪˌt(j)uː/, (older) /ˈkɔːn.stɪˌt(j)uː/
• (General American, Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.stɪˌt(j)u/

  (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.stɪˌt(j)u/

  (Canada, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.stɪˌt(j)u/

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.stɪˌt(j)ʉː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.stəˌt(j)ʉː/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.stɪˌt(j)ʉ/
• Rhymes: -ɒnstɪtuː, -ɒnstɪtjuː
• Hyphenation: con‧sti‧tue

Verb

constitue (third-person singular simple present constitues, present participle constituing, simple past and past participle constitued)

1. Obsolete form of constitute. [1489–1594]
2. Misspelling of constitute.

Usage notes

May occasionally occur as a misspelling.

References

• “constitue, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty/
• Hyphenation: cons‧ti‧tue

Verb

constitue

1. inflection of constituer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kõːˈstɪ.tu.ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [konˈstiː.tu.e]
• Hyphenation: cōn‧sti‧tu‧e

Verb

cōnstitue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnstituō