comprise

[com·prise]

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.

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To comprehend; to include.

Verb
form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise h

Verb
include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930''s"

Verb
be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"


v. t.
To comprehend; to include.


Comprise

Com*prise" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comprised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Comprising.] [From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of comprendre, L. comprehendere. See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to include.
Comprise much matter in few words.
Friendship does two souls in one comprise.
Syn. -- To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply.

To comprehend; to include.

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Usage Examples

African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans.

The private sector must play a role in ensuring the prosperity and health of the people who comprise its market. It is time for the private sector to become a proactive partner contributing to the efforts of governments and philanthropies.

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Other Usage Examples

Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour.

Illegal immigrants are beginning to comprise a black market class of workers in our society, jeopardizing the financial health of companies which play by the rules, while themselves vulnerable to the exploitation by those willing to take advantage of their illegal status.

Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.

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