comprise

verb

kəm-ˈprīz How to pronounce comprise (audio)
Definition of comprisenext
1
as in to contain
to be made up of the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods

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2
as in to constitute
to be all the substance of at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country

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Recent Examples of comprise The policy comprises a moratorium for the current school year on student-facing generative AI through grade eight, affecting nearly 600,000 students. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Meat imports have been a major source of European opposition to the free trade agreement signed in January between the EU and Mercosur, a trade bloc comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The latter will comprise search and advertising, Xbox, and revenue from sales of devices and Windows operating system licenses to device makers. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The city’s legislature now comprises only pro-Beijing loyalists, while most pro-democracy figures are either in jail or in exile overseas. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comprise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprise
  1. contain
  2. constitute
  3. include
  4. compose
  5. form
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  • The budget is likely to retain a focus on devolution, greater public control of public services and more private sector partnerships, but contain little to change the macro outlook, Monks said in a note Monday.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the genome is non-coding and contains a mix of things, including centromeres, which help ensure chromosomes are divided evenly between cells, and caps that protect the chromosome ends.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of contain
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  • There is no definition in the laws of football of what constitutes persistent infringement.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Data deployed across multiple platforms This constitutes a substantial addition to the country’s energy portfolio, given that only 3 percent of all domestic dams are equipped for power generation.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitute
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  • There were other highs and lows during the first full weekend of college football — including a couple of eyebrow-raising upsets.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of include
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  • In 2024, not long after Federer retired, the ATP saw its first top 10 composed entirely of two-handers.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Of this budget, the other 95% is composed of dark energy (68%) and dark matter (27%).
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of compose
Verb
  • Italian craftsmen spent about 30 months hand-forming the Elegante's aluminum body, while lowering the chassis by eight inches to give the car its rakish stance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Cinnamon ferns form hummocks, with tightly wound fiddleheads stretching upwards toward the sun, just beginning to unfurl into emerald fronds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
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