comprised

[kuhm-prahyzd]

adjective

1. included or contained.

   His write-up of the cancer experiment details the characteristics of all five cohorts and the comprised biopsy reports.

2. formed, put together, or constituted; made up of a number of different parts or individuals.

   These issues are to be addressed by the president of the college in consultation with the newly comprised committee.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of comprise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comprised¹

comprise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. be comprised of. comprise.

Example Sentences

If the fund industry’s equivalent to a leading man is a growth fund comprised of stocks with large market capitalizations, an active ETF would be a character actor with a raspy voice.

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While Stanford became wealthy and famous, most work was done by tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants who comprised 90% of the workforce building the Western portion.

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As well as the generals, the audience comprised the senior-most enlisted officers from various US units around the world - meaning the individuals who serve as a commanding officer's main personnel adviser for their respective units.

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"We are slowly forgetting that Brazil almost returned to its 20-year dictatorship because a criminal organisation, comprised of a political group, doesn't know how to lose elections," he said before casting his guilty vote.

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The judge leading this case – Alexandre de Moraes – said Brazil risked "slowly forgetting" that it nearly returned to a dictatorship because "a criminal organisation, comprised of a political group, doesn't know how to lose elections".

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