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    comprise
    /kəmˈprʌɪz/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPRISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Comprise means to have things or people as parts or members, or to be the parts or members of something. Learn how to use comprise correctly in different contexts, with synonyms and grammar tips.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compriseComprise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Sep 6, 2011 · 1. : to be made up of. The factory was to be a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings. Jane Jacobs. The play comprises three acts. 2. : compose, constitute. … a misconception as to what comprises a literary generation. William Styron. … about 8 percent of our military forces are comprised of women. Jimmy Carter. 3.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › compriseCOMPRISE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Comprise means to include or contain, or to consist of or be composed of. Learn how to use it correctly, avoid common mistakes, and find related words and phrases.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPRISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Comprise means to include, contain, or consist of something or someone. Learn how to use comprise correctly in formal and informal contexts, and avoid common mistakes with of or be.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compriseComprise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    When something comprises other things, it is made up of them or formed from them. The periodic table comprises 118 elements, because the whole comprises the parts. In its traditional use, the word comprise is the opposite of compose: if A comprises X, Y, and Z, then X, Y, and Z compose A.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcomprise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of comprise, a formal verb that means to have somebody/something as parts or members. See examples, synonyms and contrast with consist of.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPRISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of comprise, a verb that means to have or be parts or members of something. See how to use comprise in different contexts and grammar levels, and compare it with consist and compose.