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Webster 1913 Edition

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Comprised

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Comprising

[From F.

compris

comprise

, p. p. of

comprendre

, L.

comprehendere

. See

To comprehend; to include.

Comprise

much matter in few words.

Hocker.

Syn. – To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle; inclose; involve; imply.

Verb.

[See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to contain; to include; as, the substance of a discourse may be comprised in a few words.