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
And this has constituted an attack on the very idea of public service — the notion that true experts can make a career in seeking the common good.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 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
Since 2014, no one racial or ethnic group has constituted a majority of California’s population.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2020
He has constituted himself my bodyguard, and it's going to be very nice having him.
From A Voice in the Wilderness by Hill, Grace Livingston
