be vs constitute

be and constitute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
constitute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be and constitute are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of be include comprise, make up, represent.

As verbs, constitute is a hyponym of be; that is, constitute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:

Other hyponyms of be include make, compose, form, make, range, straddle, fall into, fall under, pose, present, supplement.

be (verb)	constitute (verb)
spend or use time	set up or lay the groundwork for
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	create and charge with a task or function
have an existence, be extant	form or compose
have life, be alive	to compose or represent
form or compose
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form