verbthird conjugation
cōnstituō
cōnstituō (present infinitive cōnstituere, perfect active cōnstituī, supine cōnstitūtum)
Classical[kõːˈstɪ.tu.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈstiː.tu.o]
№ 652 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to place, put, locate, lay
- to set up, establish, constitute, found
- to build, erect, construct
- to line up, deploy, order
- to deliberate, decide, resolve
- to nominate, appoint, elect
Considerate ergo fratres, viros ex vobis boni testimonii septem, plenos Spiritu sancto, et sapientia, quos constituamus super hoc opus.
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit, and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. (Vulgate, Acts 6:3)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
apud animum statuō quid factūrus sim.cōnstituō -ere -stituī — in Mille Verba, Basilica et Iūs
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Destinare · Obstinare · Decernere · Statuere · Constituere
1. Destinare and obstinare denote forming a resolution as a psychological, whereas decernere and statuere as a political, act. 2. Destinare means to form a decided resolution, by which a thing is set at rest; obstinare, to form an unalterable resolution, whereby a man perseveres with obstinacy and doggedness. 3. Decernere denotes the final result of a formal consultation, or, at least, of a deliberation approaching the nature and seriousness of a collegial discussion; statuere, to settle the termination of an uncertain state, and constituere is the word employed, if the subject or object of the transaction is a multitude. Cic. Fr. Tull. Hoc judicium sic expectatur, ut non unæ rei statui, sed omnibus constitui putetur. (iv. 178.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnstituō | cōnstituēbam | cōnstituam | cōnstituī | cōnstitueram | cōnstituerō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnstituis | cōnstituēbās | cōnstituēs | cōnstituistī | cōnstituerās | cōnstitueris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnstituit | cōnstituēbat | cōnstituet | cōnstituit | cōnstituerat | cōnstituerit |
| 1st pl. | cōnstituimus | cōnstituēbāmus | cōnstituēmus | cōnstituimus | cōnstituerāmus | cōnstituerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnstituitis | cōnstituēbātis | cōnstituētis | cōnstituistis | cōnstituerātis | cōnstitueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnstituunt | cōnstituēbant | cōnstituent | cōnstituērunt cōnstituēre | cōnstituerant | cōnstituerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnstituam | cōnstituerem | cōnstituerim | cōnstituissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnstituās | cōnstituerēs | cōnstituerīs | cōnstituissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnstituat | cōnstitueret | cōnstituerit | cōnstituisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnstituāmus | cōnstituerēmus | cōnstituerīmus | cōnstituissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnstituātis | cōnstituerētis | cōnstituerītis | cōnstituissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnstituant | cōnstituerent | cōnstituerint | cōnstituissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnstituor | cōnstituēbar | cōnstituar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnstitueris cōnstituere | cōnstituēbāris cōnstituēbāre | cōnstituēris cōnstituēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnstituitur | cōnstituēbātur | cōnstituētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnstituimur | cōnstituēbāmur | cōnstituēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnstituiminī | cōnstituēbāminī | cōnstituēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnstituuntur | cōnstituēbantur | cōnstituentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnstituar | cōnstituerer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnstituāris cōnstituāre | cōnstituerēris cōnstituerēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnstituātur | cōnstituerētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnstituāmur | cōnstituerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnstituāminī | cōnstituerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnstituantur | cōnstituerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnstitue | cōnstituere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnstituite | cōnstituiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnstituitō | cōnstituitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnstituitō | cōnstituitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnstituitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnstituuntō | cōnstituuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnstituere | cōnstituī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnstituisse | cōnstitūtum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnstitūtūrum esse | cōnstitūtum īrī |
| present participle | cōnstituēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnstitūtus cōnstitūta, cōnstitūtā, cōnstitūtae, cōnstitūtam, cōnstitūtārum, cōnstitūtās, cōnstitūte, cōnstitūtī, cōnstitūtīs, cōnstitūtō, cōnstitūtōrum, cōnstitūtōs |
| future participle | cōnstitūtūrus cōnstitūtūra, cōnstitūtūrā, cōnstitūtūrae, cōnstitūtūram, cōnstitūtūrārum, cōnstitūtūrās, cōnstitūtūre, cōnstitūtūrī, cōnstitūtūrīs, cōnstitūtūrō, cōnstitūtūrōrum, cōnstitūtūrōs, cōnstitūtūrum | cōnstituendus cōnstituenda, cōnstituendā, cōnstituendae, cōnstituendam, cōnstituendārum, cōnstituendās, cōnstituende, cōnstituendīs, cōnstituendōrum, cōnstituendōs |
gerundcōnstituendī, cōnstituendō, cōnstituendumsupinecōnstitūtum, cōnstitūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ad diem constitutam
- at the appointed time.
- rem publicam constituere
- to give the state a constitution.
- oppidum constituere, condere
- to build, found a city.
- statuam alicui ponere, constituere
- to set up a statue in some one's honour.
- aliquem regem, tyrannum constituere
- to establish some one as king, tyrant.
- fines certos terminosque constituere
- to impose fixed limitations.
- naves (classem) constituere (in alto)
- to make fast boats to anchors.
- diem pugnae constituere (B. G. 3. 24)
- to fix a day for the engagement.
10 more phrases
- coloniam constituere (Leg. Agr. 1. 5. 16)
- to found a colony.
- hanc poenam constituere in aliquem, ut...
- to ordain as punishment that...
- finem imponere, afferre, constituere alicui rei
- to finish, complete, fulfil, accomplish a thing.
- constituere, quid et quale sit, de quo disputetur
- to determine the nature and constitution of the subject under discussion.
- supplicium alicui decernere, in aliquem constituere
- to decree the penalty of death.
- pretium alicui rei statuere, constituere (Att. 13. 22)
- to fix a price for a thing.
- sedem ac domicilium (fortunas suas) constituere alicubi
- to take up one's abode in a place, settle down somewhere.
- leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)
- to make laws (of a legislator).
- aciem (copias, exercitum) instruere or in acie constituere
- to draw up forces in battle-order.
- modum facere, statuere, constituere alicui rei or alicuius rei
- to set a limit to a thing.
con-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. statuo,
I. to cause to stand, put or lay down, to set, put, place, fix, station, deposit a person or thing somewhere (esp. firmly or immovably), etc. (the act. corresponding to consistere; class.).
I. In gen.
A. Prop.:
hominem ante pedes Q. Manilii constituunt, Cic. Clu. 13, 38: vobis (dīs) candentem taurum ante aras, Verg. A. 5, 237: impedimenta, Liv. 44, 36, 6: reliquias praedonum contractas in urbibus, Vell. 2, 32 fin.: unum aliquem lectorem, Quint. 2, 5, 6: velut in aliquā sublimi speculā constitutus, Lact. 2, 2, 18.—B. Trop.:
cum hujus vobis adulescentiam proposueritis, constituitote vobis ante oculos etiam hujus miseri senectutem, Cic. Cael. 32, 79.—II. Esp.,
A. Milit. t. t.
1. To station or post troops somewhere, to draw up, set in order:
legionem Caesar passibus CC. ab eo tumulo constituit, Caes. B. G. 1, 43: legiones pro castris in acie, id. ib. 2, 8 fin.; 4, 35: aciem ordinesque intra silvas, id. ib. 2, 19: octo cohortes in fronte, Sall. C. 59, 2: quod reliquum peditum erat, obliquo constituerunt colle, Liv. 28, 33, 8 al.: naves ad latus apertum hostium, Caes. B. G. 4, 25; cf.: naves aperto ac plano litore, id. ib. 4, 23 fin.: naves nisi in alto, id. ib. 4, 24: subsidiarias (naves) in secundo ordine, Auct. B. Alex. 14, 3: classem apud Salamina exadversum Athenas, Nep. Them. 3, 4; cf. id. Alcib. 8, 1: praesidia in Rutenis provincialibus, Caes. B. G. 7, 7.—Rarely of a single person: se constituere, to station or post one's self: dum se Gallus iterum eodem pacto constituere studet, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 17.—2. In contrast with a march, to cause to halt:
paulisper agmen constituit, Sall. J. 49, 5; so, agmen, Liv. 35, 28, 8; 38, 25, 12: signa paulisper novitate rei, id. 33, 10, 3; so, signa, id. 34, 20, 4.—And trop.: si constituitur aliquando (narratio) ac non istā brevitate percurritur, Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 328.—B. With the access. idea of preparation, to set up, erect, establish, found, build, construct, prepare, make, create, constitute (class. and very freq.).
1. Lit.:
genus humanum, quorum omnia causā constituisse deos, Lucr. 2, 175: aggerem apparare, vineas agere, turres duas constituere coepit, Caes. B. G. 7, 17: turres, id. ib. 2, 12: turrim, id. ib. 2, 30: castella ad extremas fossas, id. ib. 2, 8: vineas ac testudines, Nep. Milt. 7, 2: locis certis horrea, Caes. B. C. 3, 42: inane sepulcrum, Ov. M. 6, 568: feralis cupressos, Verg. A. 6, 216: ingentem quercum in tumulo, id. ib. 11, 6: pyras curvo in litore, id. ib. 11, 185: quattuor aras ad alta delubra dearum, id. G. 4, 542; Suet. Aug. 59 fin.: aedem in foro geminis fratribus, id. Caes. 10: castra Romae, id. Tib. 37 et saep.: oppidum, to found, Caes. B. C. 1, 15; Nep. Cim. 2, 2; so, nova moenia, Verg. A. 12, 194; cf.: moenia in Aside terrā, Ov. M. 9, 449: domicilium sibi Magnesiae, Nep. Them. 10, 2: triplex Piraeei portus constitutus est, id. ib. 6, 1: hiberna omnium legionum in Belgis, Caes. B. G. 3, 38: di primum homines humo excitatos celsos et erectos constituerunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140.—2. Trop., to bring about, effect, establish, appoint, etc., freq. of judicial determinations, etc.: videte, per deos immortalis, quod jus nobis, quam condicionem vobismet ipsis, quam denique civitati legem constituere velitis, to establish, Cic. Caecin. 14, 40:
jus melius Sullanis praediis quam paternis, id. Agr. 3, 3, 10: judicium, id. Part. Or. 28, 99: judicium de pecuniis repetundis, id. Div. in Caecil. 4, 11: judicium capitis in se, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141: controversiam, id. de Or. 1, 31, 143: quaestionem, Quint. 3, 11, 17; 4, 2, 10: ratiocinationem, id. 5, 14, 12: in hac accusatione comparandā constituendāque laborare, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 2; and of persons, to designate, appoint, select, put forward, etc.: accusatorem, id. Div. in Caecil. 3, 10; Quint. 3, 10, 3 (cf.: comparare accusatorem, Cic. Clu. 67, 191): testis, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 55: tutores pupillis, Dig. 2, 1, 1 et saep.: nuper apud C. Orchivium collegam meum locus ab judicibus Fausto Sullae de pecuniis residuis non est constitutus, no trial of him was permitted, Cic. Clu. 34, 94: reum statim fecit, utique ei locus primus constitueretur impetravit, id. ib. 20, 56: fidem, id. Part. Or. 9, 31; cf. id. Sen. 18, 62: concordiam, id. Att. 8, 11, D, 1: si utilitas amicitiam constituet, tollet eadem, id. Fin. 2, 24, 78: amicitiam tecum, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 7, 27 (cf. id. ib. § 25: amicitiae permultae comparantur): libertatem, Cic. Fl. 11, 25: victoriam, id. Rosc. Am. 6, 16: pacem (opp. bellum gerere), id. ib. 8, 22: quantum mali sibi ac liberis suis, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 25, § 65.—C. With the access. idea of ordering, contriving, to establish, fix, appoint, settle, order, manage; to confirm, regulate, arrange, dispose.
1. Lit.:
Ti. et C. Gracchos plebem in agris publicis constituisse, to have established, Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 10; cf. id. ib. 2, 31, 83: ibi futuros Helvetios, ubi eos Caesar constituisset, should assign them a permanent abode, Caes. B. G. 1, 13: reges in civitate, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 15; cf. id. Off. 2, 12, 41: Commium regem ibi, Caes. B. G. 4, 21: decemviralem potestatem in omnibus urbibus, Nep. Lys. 2, 1; cf. Cic. Agr. 2, 7, 17: curatores legibus agrariis, id. ib.; cf.: publice patronum huic causae, id. Mur. 2, 4: regnum alicui, Nep. Chabr. 2, 1 al.: composita et constituta res publica, Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42; cf.: bene morata et bene constituta civitas, id. Brut. 2, 7; so id. Agr. 2, 5, 10 fin.: civitates, to organize, id. de Or. 1, 9, 35: quis tibi concesserit ... reliquas utilitates in constituendis civitatibus ... a disertis ornateque dicentibus esse constitutas, id. ib. 1, 9, 36: Chersoneso tali modo constituto, Nep. Milt. 2, 4: res summā aequitate, id. ib. 2, 2; cf.: rem nummariam, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80: rem familiarem, id. Phil. 11, 2, 4.—2. Trop.:
ineuntis aetatis inscitia senum constituenda et regenda prudentiā est, Cic. Off. 1, 34, 122; cf.: majores vestri majestatis constituendae gratiā bis Aventinum occupavere, Sall. J. 31, 17; Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 6: jam perfectis constitutisque viribus, Quint. 10, 1, 57.— Pass. impers.: non tam sinistre constitutum est, ut non, etc., i. e. we are not so badly off as not, etc., Plin. Pan. 45, 5.—Of persons: Athenaeum in maximā apud regem auctoritate gratiāque, Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 6: aliquem sibi quaestoris in loco, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30, § 77: in potestate aliquem, Lact. Epit. 55, 6: constituuntur in honoribus, cum magistratus creantur, Aug. Cont. adv. Leg. 1, 45 al.—D. With the access. idea of limiting, fixing, allotting, to fix, appoint something (for or to something), to settle, agree upon, define, determine.
1. Lit.:
propter dissensionem placuerat dividi thesauros finesque imperii singulis constitui, Sall. J. 12, 1: summum pretium, Cic. Att. 12, 31, 2; cf.: pretium frumento, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 73, § 171: certam pecuniam proconsulibus, Suet. Aug. 36; id. Ner. 10: propria loca senatoribus, id. Claud. 21: diem nuptiis, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 180; cf.: nuptias in hunc diem, Ter. And. 1, 5, 34: diem concilio, Caes. B. G. 1, 30: diem colloquio, id. ib. 1, 47: posterum diem pugnae, id. ib. 3, 23 fin.: negotio proximum diem, Sall. J. 93, 8: certum tempus ei rei, Caes. B. C. 3, 19: grandiorem aetatem ad consulatum, Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47: tempus in posterum diem locumque, Liv. 38, 25, 2: postquam ad constitutam non venerat diem, id. 27, 16, 16: locus, tempus constitutum est, Ter. Eun. 3, 4, 3: modum credendi, Cic. Rab. Post. 3, 5: de numero pastorum alii angustius, alii laxius constituunt: ego in octogenas hirtas oves singulos pastores constitui, Atticus in centenas, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 10.—b. T. t. of the lang. of business, to accord, agree with one in a thing, to appoint, fix, to concert, agree upon, assent to (cf. Gron. Obss. p. 14 sq.); constr. aliquid cum aliquo, alicui, inter se, or with acc. only, or absol.
(a). Cum aliquo:
ubiea dies, quam constituerat cum legatis venit, Caes. B. G. 1, 8: pactam et constitutam esse cum Manlio diem, Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 24: constitui cum quodam hospite, Me esse illum conventuram, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 120: constitui cum hominibus, quo die mihi Messanae praesto essent, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 27, § 65: cum aliquo, ut, etc., Aug. ap. Suet. Calig. 8; cf. under P. a., B. 2.—(b). Alicui:
L. Cincio HS. XXCD. constitui me curaturum Idibus Febr., Cic. Att. 1, 7 init.; id. Off. 1, 10, 32: ubi nocturnae Numa constituebat amicae, Juv. 3, 12; cf.: sane, inquit, vellem non constituissem, in Tusculanum me hodie venturum esse, Laelio, id. de Or. 1, 62, 265.—(g). With acc. only or absol.:
vadimonia constituta, Cic. Sen. 7, 21: de pecuniā constitutā, Dig. 13, tit. 13; Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 4: (Vaccenses) compositis inter se rebus in diem tertiam constituunt, Sall. J. 66, 2: sic constituunt, sic condicunt, Tac. G. 11; Juv. 6, 487.—Pass. impers.: Avillius, ut erat constitutum, simulat se aegrotare, Cic. Clu. 13, 37.—2. Trop.:
constituendi sunt qui sint in amicitiā fines deligendi, Cic. Lael. 16, 56: si forte quaereretur quae esset ars imperatoris, constituendum putarem principio, quis esset imperator: qui cum esset constitutus administrator quidam belli gerendi, tum adjungerem, etc. (for which, soon after, definire), id. de Or. 1, 48, 210; cf. C. 1. supra, and Quint. 12, 1, 1: nondum satis constitui molestiaene plus an voluptatis attulerit mihi Trebatius noster, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, 1: ut constitueret, honestum esse aliquid quod, etc., id. Off. 2, 3, 9: bona possessa non esse constitui, id. Quint. 29, 89: de hoc Antigonus cum solus constituere non auderet, ad consilium retulit, Nep. Eum. 12, 1.—E. With the access. idea of resolving, to determine to do something, to take a resolution, to resolve, decide, determine.
(a). With inf.:
si quis mare Neptunum Cereremque vocare Constituit fruges, Lucr. 2, 656: cohortes duas in Nantuatibus collocare, Caes. B. G. 3, 1: bellum cum Germanis gerere, id. ib. 4, 6: Romanorum adventum exspectare atque ibi decertare, id. ib. 4, 19: desciscere a rege, Nep. Dat. 5, 5.—(b). With acc. and inf.:
audio constitutum esse Pompeio et ejus consilio in Siciliam me mittere, Cic. Att. 7, 7, 4. —(g). With interrog.-clause:
quantum pecuniae quaeque civitas daret, Aristides delectus est, qui constitueret, Nep. Arist. 3, 1. —(d). With ut:
rus uti irem, jam heri constitueram, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 136: constitueram, ut pridie Idus Aquini manerem, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1: constituimus inter nos ut ambulationem conficeremus, id. Fin. 5, 1, 1: Lentulus cum ceteris constituerant, uti, etc., Sall. C. 43, 1.—Hence, constĭtūtus, a, um, P. a. A. Adj. (acc. to B.), constituted, arranged, disposed:
bene constitutum corpus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 6, 17: viri sapientes et bene naturā constituti, id. Sest. 65, 137: quotus quisque philosophorum invenitur, qui sit ita moratus, ita animo ac vitā constitutus, ut ratio postulat, id. Tusc. 2, 4, 11: qui integri sunt et sani et bene constituti de rebus domesticis, id. Sest. 45, 97.—2. (Acc. to C.) Fixed, established:
cursus siderum, Quint. 1, 10, 46: discrimina (opp. fortuita), id. 5, 10, 42: jam confirmatae constitutaeque vocis, id. 11, 3, 29.—B. Subst.: constĭtūtum, i, n.
1. (Acc. to B.) An institution, ordinance, law (mostly postclass.), Cod. Th. 1, 11, 5; 12, 41, 1.—
b. Trop.:
cum videas ordinem rerum et naturam per constituta procedere, according to established laws, Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 2.—2. (Acc. to D. 1. b.) An agreement, appointment, accommodation; a compact (in good prose):
ante rem quaeruntur, quae talia sunt, apparatus, conloquia, locus, constitutum, convivium, Cic. Top. 12, 52; so absol., id. Att. 11, 16, 2; id. Cael. 8, 20: rescripsit constitutum se cum eo habere, id. Att. 12, 23, 3: constitutum factum esse cum servis, ut venirent, etc., id. Cael. 25, 61; and humorously: si quod constitutum cum podagra habes, fac ut in alium diem differas, id. Fam. 7, 4; so, ad constitutum venire, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 1; Cic. Caecin. 12, 33: se proripu it, Suet. Oth. 6; and without a verb, Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1; Flor. 2, 6, 16 (but in Vell. 2, 110, 1, the better read. is consili).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnstituō uī, ūtus, ere
com-+statuo, to put, place, set, station: eo (Helvetios), fix their abode, Cs.: impedimenta, put away, L.: hominem ante pedes: vobis taurum ante aras, V.—To place, station, post, array, form, draw up: legionem passibus CC ab eo tumulo, Cs.: cohortes in fronte, S.: aperto litore navīs, Cs.: legiones contra hostem, Cs.: exercitum contra vos: exadversum Athenas apud Salamina classem, N.—To halt, cause to halt, stop: agmen paulisper, S.: novitate rei signa, L. —To form, constitute: legiones, Cs.: legio constituta ex veteranis. — To erect, set up, build, construct, fix, found: turrīs duas, Cs.: oppidum, Cs.: vineas ac testudines, N.: locis certis horrea, Cs.: moenia in terrā, O.: domicilium sibi Magnesiae, N.—Fig., to put, set, place: vobis ante oculos senectutem. — To prepare, make, establish, effect, constitute: amicitiam: accusationem: victoriam: ius nobis, civitati legem: iudicium de pecuniis repetundis: iudicium capitis in se.—To designate, select, assign, appoint: accusatorem: testīs: locus ab iudicibus Fausto non est constitutus, i. e. a trial: alqm apud eos regem, Cs.: legibus agrariis curatores: patronum causae: constitutus imperator belli gerundi.—To establish, set in order, organize, manage, administer, regulate, arrange, dispose: legiones, Cs.: civitates: maiestatis constituendae gratiā, S.: mores civitatis. L.: his constitutis rebus, after making these arrangements, Cs.: regnum ei, N. — To fix, appoint, determine, define, decide, decree: ad constitutam non venire diem, L.: tempus constitutumst, T.: finīs imperi singulis, S.: pretium frumento: conloquio diem, Cs.: tempus ei rei, Cs.: in hunc (diem) constitutae nuptiae, T.: tempus in posterum diem, L.: grandiorem aetatem ad consulatum: bona possessa non esse constitui: constituendi sunt qui sint in amicitiā fines.—To appoint, fix by agreement, settle, agree upon, concert: vadimonia constituta: tempore ac loco constituto, S.: die constitutā, on the day appointed, Cs.: venturum ad me domum, T.: (diem) cum legatis, Cs.: pactam et constitutam esse cum Manlio diem: cum quodam hospite Me esse, etc., T.: cum hominibus quo die praesto essent: amicae, make an appointment, Iu.: sic constituunt, such is their custom, Ta.: introire, S.: in diem tertium constituunt, S.: quid agi placeat inter se, Cs.—To determine, take a resolution, resolve: ut ante constituerat, Cs.: his constitutis rebus, having formed this resolution, Cs.: bellum cum Germanis gerere, Cs.: desciscere a rege, N.: Quaerere, V.: constitutum esse Pompeio me mittere: quid vectigalis Britannia penderet, Cs.: ut Aquini manerem: ut arbitri darentur, Cs.: optimum esse reverti, Cs.—To decide, arbitrate, judge, decree: de controversiis, Cs.: de hoc solus, N.: sententiis dictis, constituunt ut, etc., Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnstituō
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Italic *statujō Proto-Italic *statuō Latin statuō Latin cōnstituō From con- (“with”) + statuō (“set up; establish”).
Descendants
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- Albaniankushtetuta
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