constitute
verb (used with object)
to compose; form.
well-constituted
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a word derived from
constitute.
Example Sentences
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In the exact center of any well-constituted novel of a century ago moved a mighty and shadowy figure.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally he believed with La Rochefoucauld that "Pity is a passion which is wholly useless to a well-constituted mind."
From The Cathedral by Sir Hugh Walpole
Its natural effect, we may confidently assert, on every well-constituted mind, is and must be the direct contrary.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
The rancorous invectives which the fanatic Rationalist—Voss, had never ceased to pour out on his own early friend and benefactor—the heavenly-minded Stolberg, excited the contempt and disgust of every well-constituted mind in the Protestant community.
From The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 by Friedrich Schlegel
There were churches always regularly attended, school houses, printing presses, lecture halls, a well-constituted government, and a perfectly educated native ministry.
From Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay by William Henry Giles Kingston
