Comprise vs. Contain

Compriseverb

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

Compriseverb

To contain or embrace.

Compriseverb

To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

Compriseverb

(patent law) 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.)

Compriseverb

To comprehend; to include.

Compriseverb

be composed of;

Compriseverb

include or contain; have as a component;

Compriseverb

form or compose;

Containverb

(transitive) To hold inside.

Containverb

(transitive) To include as a part.

Containverb

(transitive) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

Containverb

To have as an element or subset.

Containverb

To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Containverb

To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.

Containverb

To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.

Containverb

To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

Containverb

To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.

Containverb

include or contain; have as a component;

Containverb

contain or hold; have within;

Containverb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Containverb

be divisible by;

Containverb

be capable of holding or containing;

Containverb

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;

Containverb

have or hold (someone or something) within

Containverb

be made up of (a number of things)

Containverb

(of a number) be divisible by (a factor) without a remainder

Containverb

control or restrain (oneself or a feeling)

Containverb

prevent (a severe problem) from spreading or intensifying