Include or contain

• Make up
• Consist of

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB about ▪ Single parents comprised about 4-S percent of the opioid users known to these agencies. ▪ Single rupee sachets comprise about 70 per cent of the company's shampoo sales. ▪ There are 11 records, comprising about ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: consist ] include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "to include," from Old French compris , past participle of comprendre "to contain, comprise" (12c.), from Latin comprehendere (see comprehend ). Related: Comprised ; comprising .

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