comprised

verb

1. 1

   To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

   “The parts are comprised by the whole.”

2. 2

   To contain or embrace.

   “Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.”

3. 3

   (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

   “A team is comprised of its members.”

4. 4

   To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. ("Open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed.)