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comprise

[kuhm-prahyz] / kəmˈpraɪz /
VERB
make up, consist of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount to compose constitute contain cover encompass form hold include involve span
STRONG
compass comprehend embody embrace encircle enclose engross incorporate subsume
WEAK
add up to be composed of be contained in sum up take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon destroy exclude neglect ruin
STRONG
let go reject release unloose
WEAK
except fail fall short lack need want

Example Sentences

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Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Harvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a proposal to cap the number of A’s per course, which now comprise more than half of undergraduate grades after years of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The company’s optical circuit switches, co-packaged optics solutions and transceivers currently comprise a quarter of its total revenues — but it projects that these three areas will drive 60% of total revenue in two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Investors worry about software loans, which comprise 80% of OTF’s portfolio, due to new artificial intelligence tools.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

My mitochondria comprise a very large proportion of me.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas