comprised

[ kuhm-prahyzd ]

adjective

1. included or contained:

   His write-up of the cancer experiment details the characteristics of all five cohorts and the comprised biopsy reports.

2. formed, put together, or constituted; made up of a number of different parts or individuals:

   These issues are to be addressed by the president of the college in consultation with the newly comprised committee.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of comprise ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of comprised¹

comprise ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. be comprised of. comprise ( def 4 ).

Example Sentences

Most of it is blurry or of poor quality, but it clearly shows six flashes against the night sky, each comprised of a cluster of six individual projectiles.

From BBC

He also had a role in organising what was the largest protest ever seen outside the Senedd in February, comprised of farmers concerned over a range of issues including changes to their subsidies.

From BBC

Later the company said in an official statement that it "is ready to communicate with the work council comprised of a majority of employees on matters including wages, benefits and working conditions".

From BBC

He also characterized the antebellum North as “the mere cringing vassal of the South” and a section of the country that contained “lords” and “nobles” of its own that comprised an “aristocracy of the skin.”

From Salon

I don’t imagine that even the woke-most of liberal Democrats is willing to dismiss that enormous chunk of the population as entirely comprised of unregenerate racists.

From Salon