constitute vs be

constitute and be both are verbs.

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

As verbs, constitute and be are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, be is a hypernym of constitute; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than constitute:

Other hypernyms of constitute include comprise, constitute, make up, represent.

constitute (verb)	be (verb)
set up or lay the groundwork for	spend or use time
create and charge with a task or function	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
form or compose	have an existence, be extant
to compose or represent	have life, be alive
	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