Constitute and Terminate

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

Terminate is an antonym for constitute.

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Constitute is an antonym for terminate.

Common collocations

family constitute family terminate family
reason constitute reason terminate reason
series constitute series terminate series
battle constitute battle terminate battle
Other words: threat, video.
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