What does "constitute" mean? Is it relevant to the constitution?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
In this context, “constitutes” has a meaning similar to “to be [part] of something, “makes up,” “composes,” and “comprises.” Thus, we can understand “what constitutes male success” to mean “what male success is composed/comprised of.” Ex: Financial success is not what constitutes real success. Ex: The engineering faculty constitutes a fourth of the university.