constitute
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(verb) form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
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Synonyms: be, comprise, make up, represent |
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Related Words: compose, constitute, fall into, fall under, form, make, pose, present, range, straddle |
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(verb) to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
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Synonyms: form, make |
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Related Words: add, be, chelate, comprise, conglobate, conglobe, constellate, constitute, make up, represent |
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(verb) set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" |
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Synonyms: establish, found, institute, plant |
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Related Words: appoint, constitute, fix, initiate, name, nominate, pioneer |
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(verb) as of a committee for a temporary task |
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Synonyms: appoint, name, nominate |
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Related Words: co-opt, constitute, establish, found, institute, pack, plant |
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