See constitute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Terms with Polish translations",
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "constituten"
},
"expansion": "Middle English constituten",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "cōnstitūtum"
},
"expansion": "Latin cōnstitūtum",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "cōnstituō",
"t": "to put in place, set up, establish"
},
"expansion": "Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place, set up, establish”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English constituten, from Latin cōnstitūtum, neuter of cōnstitūtus, past participle of Latin cōnstituō (“to put in place, set up, establish”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "constitutes",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "constitute (plural constitutes)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1569, Thomas Preston, Cambyses:",
"text": "A naughty man that will not obey the kings constitute.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An established law."
],
"links": [
[
"law",
"law"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) An established law."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"audio": "en-uk-constitute.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/En-uk-constitute.ogg/En-uk-constitute.ogg.mp3",
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}
],
"word": "constitute"
}
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