Constitute and Contrive

Constitute

Constitute verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school

Contrive and constitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Constitute".

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Constitute and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constitute" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Common collocations

reason constitute reason contrive reason
ways constitute ways contrive ways
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