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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · forming an essential or... essential fundamental constituent basic intrinsic formative integral

Opposites

incidental accidental extraneous nonessential

Word family

Derived forms constitutivelyconstitutiveness

Related forms constitute constitution constituent institute

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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