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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up, consist of |
| Synonyms: | add up to, amount to, be composed of, be contained in, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span, subsume, sum up, take in |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' comprise means literally 'embrace': a zoo comprises mammals, reptiles, and birds (because it 'embraces' or includes them), but animals do not comprise ('embrace') a zoo, they constitute a zoo |
| Antonyms: | except, exclude, fail, fall short, lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include |
| Synonyms: | comprise, contain, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, not include |
| Main Entry: | consist of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | made up of |
| Synonyms: | amount to, be composed of, comprise, contain, embody, include, incorporate, involve |
| Main Entry: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, hold |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, be composed of, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, have capacity for, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | be enough, comprehend, comprise, consider, deal with, embody, embrace, encompass, examine, incorporate, involve, meet, provide for, reach, refer to, suffice, survey, take account of |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, integrate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, bring together, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify |
| Antonyms: | disembody, disintegrate, exclude |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | encompass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make even, be even with |
| Synonyms: | agree, amount to, approach, balance, be commensurate, be identical, be level, be tantamount, break even, come up to, compare, comprise, consist of, coordinate, correspond, emulate, equalize, equate, equipoise, equiponderate, keep pace with, level, live up to, match, measure up, meet, parallel, partake of, rank with, reach, rise to, rival, run abreast, square with, tally, tie, touch |
| Antonyms: | disproportion, imbalance, unmatch, vary |
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