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- [kuh m-prahyz]
- /kəmˈpraɪz/
- /kəmˈpraɪz/
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- [kuh m-prahyz]
- /kəmˈpraɪz/
Definitions of comprise word
- 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
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Origin of comprise
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English comprisen < Middle French compris (past participle of comprendre) < Latin comprehēnsus; see comprehension
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Parts of speech for Comprise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comprise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comprise
verb comprise
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- compose — The things that something is composed of are its parts or members. The separate things that compose something are the parts or members that form it.
- span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- amount to — If you say that one thing amounts to something else, you consider the first thing to be the same as the second thing.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
Antonyms for comprise
verb comprise
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- unloose — to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- release — to lease again.
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