constituted

transitive verb constituted, constituting

1. to set up (a law, government, institution, etc.); establish
2. to set up (an assembly, proceedings, etc.) in a legal or official form
3. to give a certain office or function to; appoint: our officially constituted spokesperson
4. to make up; be the components or elements of; form; compose: twelve people constitute a jury
5. to be actually as designated: such action constitutes a felony