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Overview of verb consist

      »   The verb consist has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• dwell, consist, Lie1.) Lie, prevarication -- (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
  
  2.) Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie -- (Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968))
  
  lie, belong, Lie1.) Lie, prevarication -- (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
  
  2.) Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie -- (Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968))
  
  lie in -- (Originate1.) Originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow -- (come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose")
  
  2.) Originate, initiate, start -- (bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation")
  
  originate (in); "The Problems1.) Problem, job -- (a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog")
  
  2.) Trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")
  
  problems dwell in the Social1.) Sociable, social, mixer -- (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
  
  1.) Social, societal -- (relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation")
  
  social injustices in this country")

• consist -- (have its Essential1.) Necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary -- (anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained")
  
  1.) Essential, indispensable -- (absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker")
  
  essential character; be Comprised1.) Consist, comprise -- (be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?")
  
  2.) Incorporate, contain, comprise -- (include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's")
  
  comprised or Contained1.) Incorporate, contain, comprise -- (include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's")
  
  2.) Hold, bear, carry, contain -- (contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water")
  
  contained in; be Embodied1.) Incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate -- (represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist")
  
  2.) Embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
  
  embodied in; "The Payment1.) Payment -- (a sum of money paid)
  
  2.) Payment, defrayal, defrayment -- (the act of paying money)
  
  payment consists in food"; "What does Love1.) Love -- (a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love")
  
  2.) Love, passion -- (any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";)
  
  love consist in?")

• consist -- (be Consistent1.) Consistent -- ((sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR)
  
  2.) Reproducible, consistent -- (capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained")
  
  consistent in Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form, tenor, or Character1.) Fictional character, fictitious character, character -- (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")
  
  2.) Quality, character, lineament -- (a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands")
  
  character; be Congruous1.) Congruous, congruent -- (corresponding in character or kind)
  
  2.) Congruous -- (suitable or appropriate together)
  
  congruous; "Desires are to be Satisfied1.) Satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to -- (fulfil the requirements or expectations of)
  
  2.) Satisfy, gratify -- (make happy or satisfied)
  
  satisfied only so Far1.) Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe -- (a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists")
  
  1.) Far -- (at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future")
  
  far as Consists1.) Dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
  
  2.) Consist -- (have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?")
  
  consists with an Approved1.) Approve, O.K., okay, sanction -- (give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")
  
  2.) Approve -- (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)
  
  approved end")

• consist, Comprise1.) Consist, comprise -- (be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?")
  
  2.) Incorporate, contain, comprise -- (include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's")
  
  comprise -- (be Composed1.) Compose -- (form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality")
  
  2.) Compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")
  
  composed of; "The Land1.) Land -- (the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")
  
  2.) Land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")
  
  land he Conquered1.) Suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")
  
  2.) Appropriate, capture, seize, conquer -- (take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle")
  
  conquered comprised Several1.) Respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed")
  
  2.) Several -- (distinct and individual; "three several times")
  
  several provinces"; "What does this Dish1.) Dish -- (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present")
  
  2.) Dish -- (a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner")
  
  dish consist of?")