consist

¹con·sist

intransitive verb \kən-ˈsist\

Definition of CONSIST

1

: lie, reside —usually used with in <liberty consists in the absence of obstructions — A. E. Housman>

2

archaic

a : exist, be

b : to be capable of existing

3

: to be composed or made up —usually used with of <breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit>

4

: to be consistent <it consists with the facts>

Examples of CONSIST

1. <that account consists with the information in the other reports>

Origin of CONSIST

Middle French & Latin; Middle French consister, from Latin consistere, literally, to stop, stand still, from com- + sistere to take a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand

First Known Use: 1526

Related to CONSIST

Synonyms

accord, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, check, correspond, dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally

Antonyms

differ (from), disagree (with)

Related Words

equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, register

Near Antonyms

contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar

Rhymes with CONSIST

A-list, assist, backlist, blacklist, B-list, checklist, dean's list, delist, desist, encyst, enlist, entwist, exist, handlist, hit list, insist, life list, mailed fist, persist, playlist, protist, Rehnquist, resist, short list, short-list, subsist, untwist, wait-list, white list, wish list

²con·sist

noun \ˈkän-ˌsist\

Definition of CONSIST

: makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement

First Known Use of CONSIST

1898