comprise
Americanverb (used with object)
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to include or contain.
The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
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to consist of; be composed of.
The advisory board comprises six members.
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to form or constitute.
Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities.
idioms
verb
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to include; contain
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to constitute the whole of; consist of
her singing comprised the entertainment
Usage
The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of ) 500 000 books and manuscripts
Related Words
See include.
Other Word Forms
- comprisable adjective
- comprisal noun
Etymology
Origin of comprise
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English comprisen, from Middle French compris (past participle of comprendre ), from Latin comprehēnsus; comprehension
Example Sentences
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With this change, Zalando Group logistics network will comprise 14 fulfillment centers across seven countries, it added.
The Enhanced Games are planned to be an annual competition, initially comprising short-distance swimming, sprinting and weightlifting, with the inaugural event set to be held in Las Vegas on 24 May 2026.
From BBC
More than 25 years in the making, the Mercosur deal would create the world's biggest free-trade area, boosting commerce between the 27-nation EU and the bloc comprising Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.
From Barron's
“Ghostbusters” and “Back to the Future”; films that weren’t necessarily designed to become franchises, but had the big budgets, flashy stars and studio spectacle that comprised your typical blockbuster.
From Salon
The platform itself comprises "six chips that make one AI supercomputer," said Dion Harris, Nvidia's director of data center and high-performance computing.
From Barron's
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