Comprise
21comprise — See compose. See compose, comprise, include …
22comprise — com|prise W3 [kəmˈpraız] v [not in progressive] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere; COMPREHEND] 1.) [linking verb] to consist of particular parts, groups etc ▪ The house… …
23comprise — com|prise [ kəm praız ] verb transitive FORMAL * to consist of two or more things: be comprised of: The course is comprised of two essays plus three assignments. a. to form something: People aged 65 and over now comprise nearly 20% of the… …
24comprise — [kəmˈpraɪz] verb [T] formal to form something People aged 65 and over comprise 20% of the population.[/ex] • be comprised of to consist of two or more things[/ex] The force is comprised of US and British troops.[/ex] …
25comprise — 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). Derivatives: comprisable adj. Etymology: ME f. F, fem. past part. of comprendre comprehend …
26comprise — transitive verb (comprised; comprising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere Date: 15th century 1. to include especially within a particular scope < civilization as Lenin… …
27comprise — verb /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ a) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). The whole comprises the parts. b) To include, contain or embrace. The parts are comprised by the whole …
28comprise — Part. pas. f.s. comprendre …
29comprise — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
30comprise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. consist of, involve, embrace, cover, embody; include, comprehend, contain. See inclusion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. comprehend, contain, embrace, include, involve, enclose, embody, encircle,… …
