Constitute
Constitute verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.
Usage example: charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government
Effect and constitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Constitute".
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Constitute and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constitute" instead a verb "Effect".
Common collocations
| city | constitute city | effect city |
Both words in one sentence
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If the Green Rocks are spread across a range anywhere from a small town to the entire world, area-of-effect Green Rocks so to speak, then it may constitute as a Mass Super-Empowering Event.
Source: Green Rocks -
Recently coming to be considered a valid form of punishment again, especially in the United States, where public humiliation may not just be an intended (if unofficial) side effect of a conviction, but actually constitute the sentence itself.
Source: Come to Gawk
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