comprise

present (v1)

comprise

past (v2)

comprised

past participle (v3)

comprised

present participle

comprising

3rd person singular

comprises

1. 1.To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

   • The parts are comprised by the whole.
   • Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
   • Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back - their defence comprising four centre-halves - and the lack of width was hindering their progress.

2. 2.To compose; to constitute.

   • The whole is comprised of the parts.
   • The parts comprise the whole.

3. 3.To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

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