CONSTITUTES
Verb
constitutes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constitute
Source: Wiktionary
CONSTITUTE
Con"sti*tute, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constituted; p.pr. & vb.n.
Constituting.] Etym: [L. constitutus, p.p. of constiture to
constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr.
stare to stand. See Stand.]
1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority. Jer. Taylor.
2. To make up; to compose; to form.
Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold that defies
destruction. Johnson.
3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an offie; to make and empower.
Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine. Wordsworth.
Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as
of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.
Con"sti*tute, n.
Definition: An established law. [Obs.] T. Preston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition