1.be (a part) of a whole.
"single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor"
synonyms: amount to, add up to, account for, form, make up, compose, comprise, represent
"farmers constituted 10 percent of the population"
2.
give legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law.
synonyms: inaugurate, initiate, establish, found, create, set up, put in place, start, begin, originate, form, organize, develop, shape; More
Answer:
Cause and Effect
Explanation:
Even though the students greeted him with enthusiasm, (c) the old guard staked their reputations on the belief in miasmas(e).
