constituent

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/ UK /kənˈstɪtjuənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a component part of something, or a voter in a district

Hydrogen is a constituent of water.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a component part of... component element ingredient part voter elector unit

Opposites

whole aggregate

Word family

Derived forms constituency

Related forms constitute constitution institute statute substitute

Etymology

From Latin constituens, present participle of constituere ('to set up, establish, appoint'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from status ('a standing'), from stare ('to stand').

constituere Latin statuere Latin stare Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# constituent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈstɪtjuənt/

## Meanings
1. a component part of something, or a voter in a district

## Examples
- Hydrogen is a constituent of water.

## Synonyms
- component
- element
- ingredient
- part
- voter
- elector
- unit

## Antonyms
- whole
- aggregate

## Derived Forms
- constituency

## Related Forms
- constitute
- constitution
- institute
- statute
- substitute

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: constituere
- Root: statuere
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From Latin constituens, present participle of constituere ('to set up, establish, appoint'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from status ('a standing'), from stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Constituent is from Latin constituens, present participle of constituere ('to set up, establish, appoint'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from status ('a standing'), from stare ('to stand'). In present-day use, it means a component part of something, or a voter in a district. Derived formations include constituency. Related vocabulary includes constitute, constitution, institute, statute, and substitute.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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