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tel up. erect, found, build, construct, raise, 
appoint, make, create. Virg. quatuor 
Eras. Id. pyras. Plin. colossum. Cws. 
oppidum. Virg. nova mcenia. Vcllei. 
Salainina. Sucton. Rom® castra consti- 
tuit, quibus pratorian® cohortes conti- 
nerentur. JVepos. portnm. Cic. exer- 
citum. Id. imperatarem. Id. patronum 
alicui caus®. Pandect, tutores pupillis. 
Cic. aliquem regem. Id. Te mearum 
ineptiarum testem fortuna constituit. 
Hence, JVepos. Oonstituere sibi magnam 
auctoritatem, to gain, secure, establish. 
Cic. Senectutem fundamentis adoles- 
centi® constituere, h. c. to lay a founda¬ 
tion fur old age by a youth well spent. Id. 
Constituere fidem, to secure, gain. Id. 
leges, to make, frame. Id. controver- 
siam, and the like, to set on foot, insti¬ 
tute. — Cic. Constitutum crimen ex pe- 
riculi tui tempore, h. e. lictum et com- 
positum.-IT To assign, appoint, fix, 
settle Plant. Constituere diem nuptiis. 
Terent. Olim in hunc diem sunt consti- 
tut® nupti® Cic. grandiorem retatem 
ad consulatuan. Cats, diem cum legatis. 
Id. certum tempus alicui rei. Cic. 
mercedem funeris ac sepultur®. So, 
Id. Constituendum principio, quis es- 
set imperator, it should be determined. 
Id. Res constituta et definita, fixed, set¬ 
tled, laid down. — So, Constituere cum 
aliquo, to make an agreement, to make an 
appointment or assignation. Cic. Consti- 
tui cum hominibus, quo die mihi Mes- 
san® pr®sto essent. Brut, ad Cic. 
Communiter constituemus de reditu 
ejus. Terent. Constitui cum quodam 
hospite, me esse ilium conventuram, I 
have appointed. — So, with the dat. Cic. 
L®lio. Juvenal, amic®. — So, with the 
acc. of the tiling about which a bargain is 
made. Pandect, pecuniam, h. e. to agree 
to pay a debt at a certain time. Hence, 
Pandect. De constituta pecunia teneri, 
h. e. of a failure to pen-form this engage¬ 
ment. — To this may also be referred, 
Constituere sponsalia, Constituere obli- 
gationem, li. e. inire, to enter into, con¬ 
tract. Pandect. — Also, Q. Cic. amiei- 
tiam cum aliquo, to form, enter into. — 
Hence, to resolve, settle, determine, make 
a resolve, decide. Cic. Ut constitui, 
adero. Id. Constitui, ut in Arpino 
manerem. Id. h®c ex re et ex tem¬ 
pore. Id. de profectione. Pandect. 
apud se, utrum, &c. Cic. Sc®vola in 
Tusculanum ire constituit. — Also, to 
decree, ordain, prescribe, lay down. Cic. 
Cuip majores ita constituerint, ut qui 
pro capite diceret, is posteriore loco di- 
ceret. Id. Censoribus, si quid commi- 
sissent, poen® legibus erant constitut®. 
Id. Constitue, nihil opis esse in hac 
voce, Civis R. sum. Justin. .Tasoni di- 
vinos honores. Sueton. ludos quinquen- 
r.ales. JVepos. Qui constitueret, quan¬ 
tum qmeque civitas daret.. Cic. De cer- 
to, de perspicuo, de utili, de probato vo- 
bis jure est constituendum. — Also, to 
settle, establish, place on a good footing, 
put in good condition, arrange in a proper 
manner, regulate. Cic. rem nummariam 
de communi sententia. Id. rem fa- 
miliarem. JVepos. Antonius, triumvir 
reipubl. constituend®, settling, ordering. 
Id. Chersonesum. Cic. rempublicam, 
h. e. to lical its disorders by useful meas¬ 
ures. Id. multas reipubl. partes, h. e. 
to set on, a right footing by introducing 
wholesome laws. Id. Rebus constitutis, 
h. e. the civil war being finished, and af- 
. fairs brought to a better state. Id. Con- 
stituenda judioia, h. c. restituenda. —- 
V Cic. Bona possessa non esse constitui, 
have shown, proved, established. -IT To 
prepare, dispose, arrange, get ready. Cic. 
accusationem. So, Auct. ad Hercnn. 
Per exordium animus constituitur.- 
IT See also Constitutes, a, um. 
C6NSTIT0TI8 (constituo), onis, f. a 
constitution, natural constitution, state, 
condition, appointment, disposition, nara- 
arnpa, KornirTiun;. Cic. Corporis fir- 
ma constitutio. Scncc. Omnibus ani- 
malibus constitutionis su® sensus est. 
Id. Herba aliam CQnstitutionem babet 
tenera, et vix eininens sulco; aliam, 
cum convaluit. So, Cic. Scribere quid 
sentirem de tota constitutione hjijus 
belli. -IT Also, establishment, found¬ 
ing. Cic. religionum.-IT Also, dis¬ 
position, arrangement, ordering. Curt. 
AGterna constitutione nexuque causa- 
rum latentium. Apul. Constitutio civi- 
tatum. - IT Also, a fixing, defining, 
laying down. Cic. boni. —- IT Also, 
human institution (as opposed to natural 
law); a law, statute, rule. Quintil. Jus- 
turn omne continetur natura vel con¬ 
stitutione. Plin. In tabulis sreis pub¬ 
lic® constitutiones inciduntur. —- 
IT Also, an opinion, conclusion, decision, 
position. Pandect. 
CONSTITUTOR (Id,), oris, m. one who 
2 constitutes, appoints, &c. Quintil. le- 
gum. A mob. Constitutor moderator- 
que omnium. 
CONSTITOTORIOS (constitutor), a, um, 
3 adj. Constitutoria actio, h. c. de consti¬ 
tuta pecunia.—See Constituo. 
CONSTITUTES, a, um, particip. from 
constituo. - It Adj. constituted, cir¬ 
cumstanced, conditioned. Cic. Corpus 
bene constitutum. Id. Boni viri, sa- 
pientes, et bene natura constituti, well- 
disposed, have naturally a love of right. 
-IT Constitutum (absol.), an appoint¬ 
ment, private agreement. Cic. Nunquam 
se ne congressu quidem, et constituto 
ccepisse de tantis injuriis experiri, h. e. 
a private agreement or compromise. Id. 
Constitutum factum esse cum servis, 
ut venirent. Vellei. Universa Pannonia 
ex constituto arma corripuit, according 
to appointment. So, Cic. Si quid consti¬ 
tutum cum podagra babes, fac, ut in 
alium diem differas. —Ad constitutum, 
at the time or place appointed. Cic. Qui 
ad constitutum experiundi juris gra¬ 
tia venissent. Varr. Qui tam sero ve- 
nisset ad constitutum.-IT Constitu¬ 
tum is also, a law, statute, decree, ordi¬ 
nance. Cod. Just. -IT Senec. Cum vi- 
deas naturam per constituta procedere, 
h. e. according to fixed, prc'dstaklished laws. 
C0NST8 (con & sto), as, stiti, atum, n. 
1. to stand together. Plant. Constant, 
conferunt sermonem inter se. — Hence, 
to consist in or of something; to be com¬ 
posed of, made up of; to rest upon, depend 
upon, lie in. Cic. ex animo et corpore. 
Id. Temperantia constat ex pratermit- 
tendis voluptatibus corporis. Id. Cau¬ 
sa ex controversia constat. JVepos. 
Omnis ejus pecuni® reditus constabat 
in Epiroticis possessionibus. Cais. Vic- 
toriam in virtute constare. JVepos. Do- 
mus amosnitas silva constabat. Sueton. 
Quicquid auro argentoque constaret, 
consisted. Quintil. Oratio actione con¬ 
stat. — Also, to agree together; to accord, 
correspond, be consistent. Cic. Constet 
oratio aut cum re, aut ipsa secum. 
Auct. ad Ilercnn. Contrariam senten- 
tiam non constare cum superioribus 
sententiis. Virg. Cuncta videt coelo 
constare sereno, that all is in accordance 
with fine weather, h. e. that all promises a 
continuance of fine weather. — Hence, 
Constare sibi, su® humanitati, to be con¬ 
sistent with, remain constant to. Cic. — 
But Constare sibi is also to be in one's 
senses, have one’s wits. Cic. e poeta. — 
Hence, Cic. Ratio constat, the account 
agrees, is right. Sueton. Quibus ratio 
impensarum constaret, h. e. who reckon¬ 
ed them accurately, kept a careful account 
of them. — Also, figur. Ratio constat 
is used of those things of which a 
reasonable account can be given, and 
which, of course, are worthy of appro¬ 
bation. Tacit. Earn conditionem esse 
imperandi, ut non aliter ratio constet, 
quam si uni reddatur, h. e. that no rea¬ 
sonable account can be given of it, that it 
does not answer its end, is not consistent 
with its own nature. Plin. In.. Mirum 
est quam singulis diebus in urbe ratio 
constet, pluribus junctisque non con¬ 
stet, li. e. how well you seem to have spent 
each single day , and how unprofitably any 
number of days. Id. Cui ratio non con¬ 
stat, h. e. is not reasonable, is without 
ground. Id. Scietis, nobis constare si- 
lentii nostri rationem, h. c. that we have 
a good reason for silence, can give a good 
account of it. Id. Quamvis scias, illis 
( h. c. brevibus) epistolis constare ratio¬ 
nem. — Also, Justin. Ut ratio otii mei 
apud te constaret, A. e. that I may give 
an account of, may let you see hoio I spend 
my leisure. - IT Also, to be evident, 
manifest, clear. Plin. Ep. Rhetor, cujus 
severitas constet — So, Constat (im- 
pers.), it is evident, it is clear, it is cer¬ 
tain, it is the general opinion, it is acknowl¬ 
edged, it is agreed. Liv Satis constat 
in ceteros s®vitum esse Trojanos. Cic. 
Mihi constat, I know, I am sure. Id. 
Constat inter omnes, all say so. Liv. 
inter augures. Cic. At constat. Id. 
Res de qua constat. Auct. ad Hercnn. 
Arbitror mihi constare cum cseteris, 
that I agree. Liv. Neque satis consta¬ 
bat animis, utrum, &c. A. e. nor were 
they sufficiently agreed or determined. 
Anton, in Cic. Mihi constat, I am deter¬ 
mined. Sallust. Mihi cogitanti consta¬ 
bat. - IT Also, for stare, to stand, 
standfast. Cic. Qua constarent, qum- 
que moverentur, A. e. were at rest. — 
Also, to stand, in the sense of to be. 
Colum. Si constet in scrobibus aqua. 
Cws. Penes eos victoriam constare. 
Plin. Ep. Ccen® motus constet. — 
Hence, Virg. Sententia constat animo, 
is adopted, formed. — Hence, to stand 
firm, not to change; to remain, cositinue. 
Cws. Adeo, ut iidem ordines constarent, 
remained. Liv. Non constat ei color, 
is not fixed, comes and goes. Sueton. Si 
sibi constaret pudicitia. Id. Valetudo 
ei non constat. So, Liv. Mens constat 
alicui. Cic. Constare mente, to continue 
in one's senses. Liv. Oculis et auribus 
non constare, not to have full use of; to 
be (as it were) blinded and stunned. Cic. 
in sententia. Id. Nec pugna illis con¬ 
stare potuit. — Also, to subsist, last, en¬ 
dure, not to perish. Cic. Virtutem sine 
ratione constare non posse. Id. Nec 
virtutem posse constare, si, &c. Id. Si 
mens constare potest vacans corpote. 
Id. Coustare deum posse. So, Cie. 
Quorum scripta constent, are extant (but 
■> probably implying, also, their genuine¬ 
ness). — Also, to cost. Lucil. ap. JVon. 
Trado aliis minimo, quod mihi constat 
carius. Varr. quadringentis millibus. 
Cic. Navis tibi constat gratis. Senec. 
Constare ingenti mercede. Plaut. Mi¬ 
hi auro constat filius. Colum. Quid- 
quid vilissime constiterit. So, Os. 
Virorum fortiuin morte constare victo¬ 
riam. Senec. Ultionem magno consta- 
turam petere. Plin. Constaturus mini¬ 
mo impendio fructus. 
CoNSTB,aT 5R (consterno, is), oris, m. 
3 that lays, levels. Auson. Maris constra- 
tor. 
CoNSTRaTUM (constratus), i, n. a floor, 
2 pavement. Petron. puppis, the deck. 
Liv. Sub constratis pontium, the floors 
or platforms of the bridges; or, simply, 
the bridges. 
CoNSTRaTOS, a, um, particip. from 
consterno, is. 
CoNSTRkPS (con & strepo), is, ui, Itum, 
3 n. 3. to make a noise ; to sound, resound, 
irepnpotbeco. Gell. Horum exemplis 
constrepebat, A. e. recitando strepebat. 
— With acc. Apul. Domus tota con¬ 
strepebat Hymenreiun. 
CoNSTRICTe (constrictus), adv. closely. 
3 Augustin. 
CoNSTRICTIS (constringo), onis, f. a 
3 drawing tight or dose ; a binding or tying 
fast, cTcyvcoais. Pallad. -if In medi¬ 
cine, a binding. Macrob. 
constrictives (id.), a, um, adj. hv- 
3 ing the faculty of binding or drawing 
tight, astringent. Call. Aurel. 
Constricts (fiequentat. from constrin- 
3 go), as, a. 1. to bind together, draw to¬ 
gether. Tertull. 
C5NSTRICTBS, a, tin, particip. from 
1 constringo.-IT Adj. contracted, dense, 
thick, brief, concise. Plin. Conyz® fo¬ 
lium tenuius et constrictius et angtis- 
tius. Ccel. Aurel. Pulticula constrictior, 
A. e. spissior. Quintil. Constricta ora¬ 
tio. -IT Call. Aurel. Constrict® febres, 
that astringe or bind up the system, thereby 
preventing the natural secretion of the 
humors . , 
CoNSTRINGS (con & stringo), is, mxi, 
ictum, a. 3. to bind together, bind up, tie 
up. Plaut. sarcinam. Cato, vineam, 
to tie; or, to draw too tight, press too 
close. Martial. Constrictos des mini 
libellos. So, Curt. Nives rigore con¬ 
strict®, A. e. frozen, congealed. — Hence, 
