See Also: comprise(dictionary)
comprise(dictionary)
NIENT COMPRISE(law)

comprise (iou)



comprise verb. Also comprize. LME.
[French compris(e) pa. pple of comprendre COMPREHEND. Cf. APPRISE verb1.]
I. verb trans.
a. Lay hold of, seize; Scot. seize legally. LME-L17.
b. Grasp mentally, perceive, comprehend. LME-L17.
Include, contain, esp. as making up the whole; extend to, encompass; consist of, be made up of. LME.
C. Bront? In her own single person she could have comprised the duties of a first minister and a superintendent of police. Max-Musc;ller The registers..comprised a period of 200,000 years. M. Meyer The ground floor comprised the shop, a tiny waiting room and the kitchen.
b. Enclose, hold. L15-M17.
c. Summarize, sum up. E16.
W. Paley Comprising what he delivered within a small compass.
Write as author, compile, compose. L15-E17.
Make up, constitute, compose. L18.
L. Durrell A few such sketches comprise the whole portrait of the author.
comprised of, composed of, made up of. L19.
II. verb intrans.
Be made up of. M20.
? Senses 5 and (now esp.) 6 are often regarded with disfavour.
comprisable adjective E17.