One entry found for comprise.

Entry Word: comprise
Function: verb
Text: 1 to be made up of <the mall comprises three department stores and eighty smaller shops selling specialized goods>
Synonyms consist (of), contain
Related Words embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, take in; assimilate, embody, incorporate
2 to be all the substance of <at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country> -- see CONSTITUTE 1