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What is the verb for comprise?

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comprise
  1. To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from earlier 15th c.]
  2. To contain or embrace. [from earlier 15th c.]
  3. (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.
  4. (patent law) 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.)
  5. Synonyms:
      6. encompass, contain, include, embrace, incorporate, comprehend, cover, involve, muster, compass, embody, encircle, enclose, engross, hold, span, subsume, consist of, take in, be made up of, be composed of, entail, carry, number, have, constitute, accommodate, come with, build in, provide for, be made up, comprise of, take into account, amount to, consider, examine, inhold, surround, combine, encapsulate, envelop, admit, be formed of, insert, consist, adopt, organize, borrow, account for, be composed … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The trust was to comprise five people, including his chartered accountant.”
      “That pattern swells to a buzzing mass of sound so dense that it seems to comprise a single melodic entity.”
      “The aluminum bands and rivets that comprise the work can only speak of the brushed surface or the inexorable flatness of the metal.”
comprize
  1. Archaic form of comprise.
  2. Examples:
      3. “In common language, it is made to signify both a moment and a number of years, consequently it does not comprize any stated time.”
      “In common language it is made to signify, both a moment and a number of years, consequently it does not comprize any stated time.”
      “It is a vain attempt to comprize in rules and aphorisms all the various moral exigencies of life.”
comprises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. is, equals, totals, becomes, yields, makes, numbers, represents, amounts to, comes to, equates to, is equal to, runs to, adds up to, counts up to, comes up to, tots up to, corresponds to, are, constitutes, are equal to, consists of, means, spells, signifies, mounts up to, counts as, results in, reaches, embodies, makes up, figures, comes down to, boils down to, works out as, approximates to, exemplifies, adds up, makes a total of, serves as, acts as, aggregates, forms, sums into, runs into, rings up, sums to, turns into, winds up as, ends up as … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The building's glittery geometric facade comprises 63 large, textured panels made of cast Tombasil, a bronze alloy.”
      “A safety karabiner comprises a swivelling gate with a sliding locking ring operating in conjunction with a lock-bolt.”
      “The phylum Cnidaria comprises approximately 10,000 species of tentacle-bearing aquatic animals.”
comprizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprize
compriseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprise
comprisest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of comprise
comprised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of comprise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. included, incorporated, encompassed, covered, embraced, involved, constituted, contained, consisted of, carried, entailed, numbered, subsumed, comprehended, enclosed, inserted, built in, took in, embodied, had, taken in, mustered, compassed, held, spanned, accommodated, come with, encircled, provided for, engrossed, comprised of, spread over, holden, span, engaged, lasted, considered, encapsulated, organized, examined, counted in, brought in, systematized, adopted, admitted, extended as far as, organised, extended to, ranged over, came with … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “So if Stewart's audience is comprised of stoned slackers, how would Herzog describe O'Reilly's audience?”
      “When the library was inventoried by the bookbinder and printer John Stretch after 1751, it comprised 2,345 volumes.”
      “About 19 pine poles, each averaging 18 feet in length, comprised the tipi's frame.”
comprized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of comprize
  2. Examples:
      3. “Athens was strong in her navy, which comprized 300 galleys, while the Spartan strength lay in her land forces.”
      “But the subject is fruitful and will not be comprized in a smaller compass than seven or eight hundred verses.”
      “The nautical part of the work is comprized in as few pages as possible.”
comprising
  1. present participle of comprise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. including, incorporating, encompassing, covering, embracing, involving, constituting, containing, consisting of, carrying, entailing, numbering, subsuming, comprehending, enclosing, inserting, building in, taking in, composed of, embodying, having, mustering, compassing, holding, spanning, accommodating, comprising of, amounting to, providing for, encircling, engrossing, coming with, taking into account, considering, examining, made from, combining, consisting, inholding, surrounding, admitting, encapsulating, enveloping, accounting for, taking into consideration, factoring in, allowing for, dealing with, adopting, engaging … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Each period is divided into subsections comprising academic yet readable essays.”
      “This invention provides an abrasive article comprising abrasive agglomerate particles and a bond system.”
      “A device comprising an annular seal having an annular projection engaged into a groove in the edge of the watch glass is disclosed.”
comprizing
  1. present participle of comprize
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