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Constitute

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/verbCommon term

In academic english & research, constitute means: To form or make up something, or to be considered as something, such as a breach, a risk or evidence.

In Turkish: oluşturmak, teşkil etmek, sayılmak

How it is used

Two common patterns: parts constitute a whole ('Women constituted 58% of the sample') and X constitutes Y ('This constitutes plagiarism'). It is more formal than make up or be. The noun constituent means a part or component.

Example sentences

  1. Turkish students constituted almost half of the international sample.

  2. Reusing your own published text without citation may constitute self-plagiarism.

Common collocations

  • constitute a majority
  • constitute evidence
  • constitute plagiarism
  • what constitutes
  • compriseTo consist of or be made up of particular parts; formal writing uses it to describe the parts of a sample, text or structure.
  • account forTo explain the reason for something; also to form a particular part or proportion of a total.
  • self-plagiarismReusing your own previously published text, data or ideas in a new work without citing the earlier publication.
  • conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.

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