comprise
pronunciation
How to pronounce comprise in British English:
UK [kəmˈpraɪz]
How to pronounce comprise in American English:
US [kəmˈpraɪz]
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- Verb:
- be composed of
- include or contain; have as a component
- form or compose
Word Origin
- comprise
- comprise: see prey
- comprise (v.)
- early 15c., "to include," from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre "to contain, comprise" (12c.), from Latin comprehendere (see comprehend). Related: Comprised; comprising.
Example
- 1. Social ostracism , demoralization , and alcoholism comprise the barren netherworld between cultural states .
- 2. It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise french polynesia .
- 3. Mothers comprise of a bundle of emotions that sometimes defy reason .
- 4. A similar size fall in the countries that now comprise the eurozone was reported in december 1992 .
- 5. After all , the farmers comprise la france profonde , the heartland of villages and vineyards .