| constitute | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| ~ make | constitute the essence of.; "Clothes make the man" |
| ~ compose | form the substance of.; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" |
| ~ form, constitute, make | to compose or represent:.; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
| ~ straddle, range | range or extend over; occupy a certain area.; "The plants straddle the entire state" |
| ~ fall into, fall under | be included in or classified as.; "This falls under the rubric 'various'" |
| ~ pose, present | introduce.; "This poses an interesting question" |
| ~ supplement | serve as a supplement to.; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" |
| v. (social) | 2. appoint, constitute, name, nominate | create and charge with a task or function.; "nominate a committee" |
| ~ institute, establish, found, plant, constitute | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ pack | set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome.; "pack a jury" |
| ~ co-opt | appoint summarily or commandeer.; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups" |
| v. (stative) | 3. constitute, form, make | to compose or represent:.; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| ~ chelate | form a chelate, in chemistry. |
| ~ add | constitute an addition.; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
| v. (creation) | 4. constitute, establish, found, institute, plant | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ fix | set or place definitely.; "Let's fix the date for the party!" |
| ~ appoint, constitute, name, nominate | create and charge with a task or function.; "nominate a committee" |
| consolidate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. consolidate | unite into one.; "The companies consolidated" |
| ~ merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| v. (change) | 2. consolidate | make firm or secure; strengthen.; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" |
| ~ strengthen | gain strength.; "His body strengthened" |
| v. (change) | 3. consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system.; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
| ~ merge, unify, unite | join or combine.; "We merged our resources" |
| v. (change) | 4. consolidate | form into a solid mass or whole.; "The mud had consolidated overnight" |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| v. (change) | 5. consolidate | make or form into a solid or hardened mass.; "consolidate fibers into boards" |
| ~ solidify | make solid or more solid; cause to solidify. |
| merge | | |
| v. (change) | 1. merge, unify, unite | become one.; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge" |
| ~ consolidate | unite into one.; "The companies consolidated" |
| ~ consubstantiate | become united in substance.; "thought and the object consubstantiate" |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | unite (beliefs or conflicting principles). |
| ~ converge | come together so as to form a single product.; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power" |
| ~ federate, federalise, federalize | enter into a league for a common purpose.; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" |
| ~ integrate | become one; become integrated.; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" |
| ~ coalesce | fuse or cause to grow together. |
| v. (change) | 2. blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | mix together different elements.; "The colors blend well" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ gauge | mix in specific proportions.; "gauge plaster" |
| ~ absorb | cause to become one with.; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| ~ meld, melt | lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually.; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" |
| ~ mix in, blend in | cause (something) to be mixed with (something else).; "At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts" |
| ~ accrete | grow together (of plants and organs).; "After many years the rose bushes grew together" |
| ~ conjugate | unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds. |
| ~ admix | mix or blend.; "Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils" |
| ~ alloy | make an alloy of. |
| ~ syncretise, syncretize | become fused. |
| v. (change) | 3. merge, unify, unite | join or combine.; "We merged our resources" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system.; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" |
| ~ weld | unite closely or intimately.; "Her gratitude welded her to him" |
| ~ consubstantiate | unite in one common substance.; "Thought is consubstantiated with the object" |
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