constitutive

English

Etymology

From constitute +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

constitutive (comparative more constitutive, superlative most constitutive)

1. Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something.
2. Having the power or authority to appoint someone to office.
3. Extremely important; essential.
4. Forming a constituent part of something else.
5. (biochemistry) Of an enzyme: continuously produced at a constant rate.

Derived terms

• constitutive ablation
• constitutively
• constitutiveness

Related terms

• constituency
• constituent
• constitution
• constitutional

Translations

having the power or authority to constitute

• Bulgarian: учредителен (bg) (učreditelen)

having the power or authority to appoint someone to office

very important ; essential

• Bulgarian: съществен (bg) (sǎštestven)
• Catalan: constitutiu
• French: constitutif (fr)
• Italian: costitutivo (it)
• Portuguese: constitutivo (pt)
• Spanish: constitutivo (es)

that forms a constituent part of something else

• Bulgarian: съставен (bg) (sǎstaven), образуващ (bg) (obrazuvašt)
• Catalan: constitutiu
• French: constitutif (fr)
• Manx: co-yantyssagh
• Portuguese: constitutivo (pt)
• Spanish: constitutivo (es)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tiv/
• Homophone: constitutives

• Audio (Paris):

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Adjective

constitutive

1. feminine singular of constitutif

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kõː.stɪ.tuːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kon.sti.tuˈtiː.ve]

Adjective

cōnstitūtīve

1. vocative masculine singular of cōnstitūtīvus