constitutive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɑnstəˌtutɪv/ UK /ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj forming an essential or fundamental part of something Trust is a constitutive element of any partnership. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · forming an essential or... essentialfundamentalconstituentbasicintrinsicformativeintegral ↔ Opposites incidentalaccidentalextraneousnonessential Word family Derived forms constitutivelyconstitutiveness Related forms constituteconstitutionconstituentinstitute Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin constitutivus, from Latin constituere ('to set up, establish'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from stare ('to stand'). constituere Latin statuere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # constitutive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnstəˌtutɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv/ ## Meanings 1. forming an essential or fundamental part of something ## Examples - Trust is a constitutive element of any partnership. ## Synonyms - essential - fundamental - constituent - basic - intrinsic - formative - integral ## Antonyms - incidental - accidental - extraneous - nonessential ## Derived Forms - constitutively - constitutiveness ## Related Forms - constitute - constitution - constituent - institute ## Roots and Affixes - Root: constituere - Root: statuere ## Etymology From Medieval Latin constitutivus, from Latin constituere ('to set up, establish'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from stare ('to stand'). ## AI Etymology Constitutive is from Medieval Latin constitutivus, from Latin constituere ('to set up, establish'), from con- ('together') + statuere ('to set, place'), from stare ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include constituere (Latin) and statuere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers forming an essential or fundamental part of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as constitutively and constitutiveness and related words such as constitute, constitution, constituent, and institute. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown