'Comprise' definitions:
Definition of 'comprise'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn: consist, comprise]
verb
Include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain, comprise]
verb
Form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be]
Definition of 'Comprise'
From: GCIDE
- Comprise \Com*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Comprising.] [From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of comprendre, L. comprehendere. See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to include. [1913 Webster]
- Comprise much matter in few words. --Hocker. [1913 Webster]
- Friendship does two souls in one comprise. --Roscommon.
- Syn: To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'comprise'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accouple,
- accumulate,
- add,
- add up to,
- admit,
- affect,
- agglutinate,
- aggregate,
- aggregate to,
- amalgamate,
- amass,
- amount to,
- articulate,
- assemble,
- assimilate,
- associate,
- assume,
- band,
- blend,
- bond,
- bracket,
- bridge,
- bridge over,
- bring,
- call for,
- cement,
- chain,
- clap together,
- coalesce,
- collect,
- combine,
- come to,
- come together,
- complete,
- compose,
- compound,
- comprehend,
- concatenate,
- conglobulate,
- conjoin,
- conjugate,
- connect,
- consolidate,
- contain,
- copulate,
- count in,
- couple,
- cover,
- embed,
- embody,
- embrace,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enfold,
- entail,
- envisage,
- fill,
- fill in,
- fill out,
- flux,
- form,
- fuse,
- gather,
- glue,
- hold,
- implicate,
- imply,
- include,
- incorporate,
- integrate,
- interblend,
- interfuse,
- internalize,
- involve,
- join,
- keep within,
- knot,
- lay together,
- lead to,
- league,
- link,
- lump together,
- make,
- make one,
- make up,
- marry,
- marshal,
- mass,
- meld,
- melt into one,
- merge,
- mix,
- mobilize,
- mount up to,
- number,
- number among,
- occupy,
- pair,
- piece together,
- presume,
- presuppose,
- put in,
- put together,
- receive,
- reckon among,
- reckon in,
- reckon up to,
- reckon with,
- reembody,
- require,
- roll into one,
- run into,
- run to,
- shade into,
- solder,
- solidify,
- span,
- splice,
- stick together,
- subsume,
- surround,
- syncretize,
- syndicate,
- synthesize,
- take,
- take in,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take up,
- tape,
- tie,
- tot up to,
- total,
- tote up to,
- unify,
- unite,
- unitize,
- weld,
- yoke