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comprise
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb comprise has 3 senses
- comprise(v = verb.stative) consist - be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" is one way to be
- comprise(v = verb.stative) contain, incorporate - include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" is one way to include
- comprise(v = verb.stative) be, constitute, make up, represent - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" Sample sentences:
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
comprise, v. t. [From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of comprendre, L. comprehendere. See Comprehend.].
To comprehend; to include. [1913 Webster]
"Comprise much matter in few words."
[1913 Webster]
"Friendship does two souls in one comprise."
Syn. -- To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
comprise, v.tr.
1 include; comprehend.
2 consist of, be composed of (the book comprises 350 pages).
3 disp. make up, compose (the essays comprise his total work).
1 include; comprehend.
2 consist of, be composed of (the book comprises 350 pages).
3 disp. make up, compose (the essays comprise his total work).
Derivative
comprisable adj.
Etymology
ME f. F, fem. past part. of comprendre comprehend
THESAURUS
comprise
accouple, accumulate, add, add up to, admit, affect, agglutinate, aggregate, aggregate to, amalgamate, amass, amount to, articulate, assemble, assimilate, associate, assume, band, blend, bond, bracket, bridge, bridge over, bring, call for, cement, chain, clap together, coalesce, collect, combine, come to, come together, complete, compose, compound, comprehend, concatenate, conglobulate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, contain, copulate, count in, couple, cover, embed, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, entail, envisage, fill, fill in, fill out, flux, form, fuse, gather, glue, hold, implicate, imply, include, incorporate, integrate, interblend, interfuse, internalize, involve, join, keep within, knot, lay together, lead to, league, link, lump together, make, make one, make up, marry, marshal, mass, meld, melt into one, merge, mix, mobilize, mount up to, number, number among, occupy, pair, piece together, presume, presuppose, put in, put together, receive, reckon among, reckon in, reckon up to, reckon with, reembody, require, roll into one, run into, run to, shade into, solder, solidify, span, splice, stick together, subsume, surround, syncretize, syndicate, synthesize, take, take in, take into account, take into consideration, take up, tape, tie, tot up to, total, tote up to, unify, unite, unitize, weld, yokeROGET THESAURUS
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Inclusion
VB be included in, come under, fall under, range under, belong to, pertain to, range with, merge in, include, comprise, comprehend, contain, admit, embrace, receive, inclose, embody, encircle, reckon among, enumerate among, number among, refer to, place with, arrange with, place under, take into account.
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