constitute
/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/
constitute
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
con - sti - tute -> constitute
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဖြစ်သည်။ ညီမျှသည်။ ဖြစ်သည်။ ပါဝင်သည်။ တရားဝင်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့် အပ်နှင်းသည်။ ဖွဲစည်းတည်ထောင်သည်။
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constitute /'kɒnstÇtju:t; US -tu:t/ v
၁။ (not in the continuous tenses) ဖြစ်သည်။ ညီမျှသည်။
My decision does not constitute (ie should not be regarded as) a precedent. ❍ The defeat constitutes a major set-back for the government.
၂။ (fml ) (not in the continuous tenses) ဖြစ်သည်။ ပါဝင်သည်။ Women constitute more than sixty per cent of the company's workforce. ❍ comprise
၃။ (esp passive) တရားဝင်လုပ်ပိုင်ခွင့် အပ်နှင်းသည်။ ဖွဲစည်းတည်ထောင်သည်။ The committee had been improperly constituted, and therefore had no legal power.
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comprise, make up, form, compose, represent, add up to, aggregate, amount to, appoint, authorize, commission, complement, complete, compound, construct, cook up, create, decree, delegate, depute, deputize, designate, develop, draft, dream up, embody, empower, enact, equal, establish, fill out, fix, flesh out, found, frame, fudge together, incorporate, institute, integrate, legislate, make, name, nominate, ordain, order, organize, set up, signify, start, total
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