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Comprises
/kəmˈpɹaɪzɪz/
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
📖 Definitions of "Comprises"
- 1
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
"The parts are comprised by the whole."
- 2
To contain or embrace.
"Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members."
- 3
(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.
"A team is comprised of its members."
- 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.)
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Comprises"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| consist ofverb | To be composed or made up of something. |
| consist inverb | To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part. |
| incorporateverb | (transitive) To include (something) as a part. |
| representverb | (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of |
| constituteverb | (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form. |
| containverb | (transitive) To hold inside. |
| make upverb | To constitute, to compose. |
| beverb | As an auxiliary verb: |
| accountverb | To provide explanation. |
| addressesverb | (transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake. |
| amalgamatesverb | (transitive or intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join. |
| appliesverb | (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case |
| appreciatesverb | (transitive) To view as valuable. |
| articulatesverb | (ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate. |
| assemblesverb | (transitive) To put together. |
| brings | a band from Germany which perform most songs in the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch. |
| capturesverb | (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| carriesverb | (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| collectsverb | (transitive) To gather together; amass. |
| combinesverb | (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. |
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