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comprise
[ kuhm-prahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to include or contain:
The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- to consist of; be composed of:
The advisory board comprises six members.
- to form or constitute:
Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities.
comprise
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to include; contain
- to constitute the whole of; consist of
her singing comprised the entertainment
Usage
Derived Forms
- dzˈ, noun
- dzˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dz··· adjective
- dz·· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of comprise1
Word History and Origins
Origin of comprise1
Idioms and Phrases
- be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They compared the results against two groups of 13 to 14-year-olds, comprising 1,190 youngsters, and divided the children into three categories based on sleep times.
It comprised a brick-coloured concoction bubbling away in a test tube.
The taskforce comprises a group of experts from academia, industry and local and national government who will "advise on the future success" of the university.
A selection of about 100 examples in graphite and acrylic on paper comprises a survey of the prolific L.A. artist, drawn from the Huntington archive of his work.
I call “The Selena Generation” is comprised of artists who came of age in the years after the singer’s death.
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