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

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The new network could comprise up to one million solar-powered satellites, according to the application filed on Friday with the Federal Communications Commission - which does not specify a timeline for the plan.

From BBC

Boulder’s winning proposal includes $34 million in financial incentives over 10 years for the festival, comprising tax rebates, subsidized public transportation, security and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “skein of historical fact, local lore, best-guesswork, and poetry” that comprises his book “depended on its subject’s remaining silent and on the sidelines.”

From The Wall Street Journal

According to Brussels, the EU's imports from India comprise mainly machinery and appliances, chemicals, base metals, mineral products and textiles.

From Barron's

It represents just a fraction of the Le Carré archive held at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, of which the Weston is a part, a collection comprising 1,237 boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

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