ALL meanings of comprise
com·prise
C c - verb comprise If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members. 3
- verb comprise The things or people that comprise something are the parts or members that form it. 3
- verb comprise to include; contain 3
- verb comprise to constitute the whole of; consist of 3
- verb transitive comprise to consist of; be composed of 3
- verb transitive comprise to make up; form; constitute 3
- verb with object comprise to consist of; be composed of: The advisory board comprises six members. 1
- verb with object comprise to form or constitute: Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities. 1
- idioms comprise be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of: The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores. 1
- transitive verb comprise be made up, composed of 1
- abbreviation COMPRISE constitute 1
- noun comprise Comprise has had an interesting history of sense development. In addition to its original senses, dating from the 15th century, “to include” and “to consist of” (The United States of America comprises 50 states), comprise has had since the late 18th century the meaning “to form or constitute” (Fifty states comprise the United States of America). Since the late 19th century it has also been used in passive constructions with a sense synonymous with that of one of its original meanings “to consist of, be composed of”: The United States of America is comprised of 50 states. These later uses are often criticized, but they occur with increasing frequency even in formal speech and writing. 1
- noun comprise Consist of; be made up of. 1
- verb with object comprise to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics. 1
- verb comprise To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). 0
- verb comprise To include, contain or embrace. 0
- verb comprise (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below. 0
- verb comprise (patents) To include, contain, or be made up of ("open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed). 0