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constitutive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English constitute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English constitutive From constitute + -ive.

Meanings

1. Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.
2. Having the power or authority to appoint someone to office.
3. Extremely important; essential.
4. Forming a constituent part of something else.
5. Of an enzyme: continuously produced at a constant rate.

Forms

Deriveds

constitutive ablation · constitutively · constitutiveness

Relateds

constituent · constitution · constituency · constitutional

Translations (14)

pt constitutivo (that forms a constituent part of something else) · ca constitutiu (very important ; essential) · bg учредителен (having the power or authority to constitute) · es constitutivo (that forms a constituent part of something else) · ca constitutiu (that forms a constituent part of something else) · bg образуващ (that forms a constituent part of something else) · it costitutivo (very important ; essential) · fr constitutif (that forms a constituent part of something else) · gv co-yantyssagh (that forms a constituent part of something else) · bg съществен (very important ; essential) · es constitutivo (very important ; essential) · bg съставен (that forms a constituent part of something else) · fr constitutif (very important ; essential) · pt constitutivo (very important ; essential)