comprise
comprise
verbDefinition of COMPRISE
1
to be made up of <the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods>
Related Words comprehend, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, take in; assimilate, embody, incorporate
2
to be all the substance of <at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country>
Related Words embody, epitomize, incarnate, incorporate, integrate, materialize, personify, substantiate; complement, complete, supplement; fill (out), flesh (out)
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