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Definition of Consist

1. Verb. Originate (in). "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

2. Verb. Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in. "What does love consist in?"

3. Verb. Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous. "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"

4. Verb. Be composed of. "What does this dish consist of?"

Definition of Consist

1. v. i. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.

Definition of Consist

1. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To exist, to be. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To be comprised or contained (term in). ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To be composed, formed, or made up (term of). ¹

4. Noun. (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Consist

1. to be made up or composed [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Consist

consignificative consignified consignifies consignify consignifying consigning consignment consignments consignor consignors

consigns consilience consiliences consilient consilium abeundi consist (current term) consist in consistant consisted consisted in

consistence consistences consistencies consistency consistency principle consistent consistently consistents consisteth consisting

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