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comprise

[ kuhm-prahyz ]

verb (used with object)

comprised, comprising.
  1. to include or contain:

    The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.

  2. to consist of; be composed of:

    The advisory board comprises six members.

  3. to form or constitute:

    Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities.



comprise

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verb

  1. to include; contain
  2. to constitute the whole of; consist of

    her singing comprised the entertainment

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Usage

The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of ) 500 000 books and manuscripts
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ±è°ù¾±²õ²¹±ô, noun
  • ³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ±è°ù¾±²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è°ù¾±²õ·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è°ù¾±²õ·²¹±ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of comprise1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English comprisen, from Middle French compris (past participle of comprendre ), from Latin ³¦´Ç³¾±è°ù±ð³óŧ²Ô²õ³Ü²õ; comprehension
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of comprise1

C15: from French compris included, understood, from comprendre to comprehend
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:

    The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores.

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Synonym Study

See include.
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

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.

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What 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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The first comprises older adults, 65 years and older, living on a fixed income.

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The town itself is a few miles from the plant and comprises not much more than a few dozen shed-like buildings peppering a cross roads.

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The panel, comprised of two Republicans and one Democrat, peppered counsel for Griffin, the state Board of Elections and Democratic North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs for around 90 minutes.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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