comprise

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled comprize

US /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #46836

Meanings

1

verb
to consist of or be made up of

The committee comprises members from all five departments.
2

verb
to make up or form the whole of something

Women comprise nearly half of the company's workforce.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to consist of or be made up of consist contain include

2 verb · to make up or form the... make up form

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Word family

Forms comprisedcomprisescomprisingcomprized

Derived forms comprisablecomprisal

Related forms comprehensive

Etymology

From Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.

*gʰed- Proto-Indo-European comprisen Middle English compris Old French comprehendere Latin

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# comprise

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpɹaɪz/
**Frequency rank:** 46836

## Meanings
1. to consist of or be made up of
2. to make up or form the whole of something

## Examples
- The committee comprises members from all five departments.
- Women comprise nearly half of the company's workforce.

## Synonyms
- compose

## Derived Forms
- comprisable
- comprisal

## Related Forms
- comprehensive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰed-
- Root: comprisen
- Root: compris
- Root: comprehendere

## Etymology
From Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.

## AI Etymology
Comprise is from Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-, Middle English comprisen, Old French compris, and Latin comprehendere. In present-day use, it can mean to consist of or be made up of, or to make up or form the whole of something. Derived formations include comprisable, comprisal.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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