constitute
verb (used with object)
to compose; form.
has constituted
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present perfectof constitute (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Discounted oil has constituted a large part of India's imports, surging twelve-fold in the period.
From Reuters ● May 4, 2023
But the last year has constituted a multiplatform career rebrand in which Smith uses all the tools of celebrity in service of peeling back its layers.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
Groundwater has constituted about 10% of L.A.’s overall supply of drinking water in the last five years, Liu said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Hersh’s reporting over the past half-century has constituted an alternative history of modern America.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2018
We assume, however, that detailed study of rhythm has constituted a part of the student's work in piano, singing, et cetera, and shall therefore not attempt to treat the matter further.
From Essentials in Conducting by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
