[{"word":"comprises","phonetic":"/kəmˈpɹaɪzɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kəmˈpɹaɪzɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The parts are comprised by the whole."},{"definition":"To contain or embrace.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members."},{"definition":"(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A team is comprised of its members."},{"definition":"To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. (\"Open-ended\", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is \"closed\" and limits to the items listed.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["form","make up"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/comprise","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/comprises"]}]