Constitute
Constitute verb - To be all the substance of.
Deny
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However the Second Battle of Shanghai actually started, it constituted one of history's most bizarre spectacles as Japan continued to deny that the million-man four-month battle (with artillery, tanks, 'planes, and warships) did not constitute a war.
Source: Useful Notes / Shanghai
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