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 ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of comprised¹

comprise ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. be comprised of. comprise ( def 4 ).

Example Sentences

AllRight was founded by Oleg Oksyuk, and the team is comprised of people drawn from 51Talks, SkyEng, Cisco and Yandex.

From TechCrunch

A new CEO will then be appointed by a new board comprised of managers from the three owners.

From Fortune

Most astronomers believed the spiral nebulae resided within the Milky Way galaxy, at the time believed to comprise the entire universe.

From Science News

So the field will comprise the golfers who had qualified for the Masters by the March cut-off date, with a number of golfers who have played well in the PGA Tour’s return from its coronavirus hiatus sitting things out.

From Washington Post

The good news is that the pandemic has also shed a brighter light on emerging electronic payment options such as Venmo, PayPal and Square Cash, which collectively comprise what is known as a “mobile wallet.”

From Ozy

According to data stretching from 1999 to 2011, African Americans have comprised 26 percent of all police-shooting victims.

From The Daily Beast

The Coalition is comprised of labor unions, anti-war activists, clergy, and so-called black empowerment groups.

From The Daily Beast

Older voters comprised the greatest increase in Republican voter share between the 2008 and 2012 election.

From The Daily Beast

For Brand, getting these details while working on the film comprised a large part of her healing process.

From The Daily Beast

In 1980, whites comprised 88 percent of the electorate, but in 2012 they were less than three-quarters of votes cast.

From The Daily Beast

This organ comprised no less than ninety-five ranks of Mixture, including two stops of twenty-one and twenty ranks, respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

The expedition presented a curious sight; it comprised 15 native barges or “cascoes” towed by seven tugs.

From Project Gutenberg

French, the English Grammar, and the rudiments of Latin comprised the only systematic training which she received.

From Project Gutenberg

The white population of the territory now comprised in our city limits did not, in 1800, probably exceed 25.

From Project Gutenberg

All those things which any one can obtain himself without extraordinary effort, are not comprised within the scope of prayer.

From Project Gutenberg