comprises
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/kəmˈpɹaɪzɪz/
English
Definitions
verb
- To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).“The parts are comprised by the whole.”
- To contain or embrace.“Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.”
- (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.“A team is comprised of its members.”
- To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. ("Open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed.)
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formmake upconsist ofconsist inincorporaterepresentconstitutecontainbeaccountaddressesamalgamatesappliesappreciatesarticulatesassemblesbrings