comprise

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The Word of the Day for July 18 is:

comprise   \kum-PRYZE\   verb
     1 : to include especially within a particular scope 
    *2 : to be made up of
     3 : compose, constitute

Example sentence:
     The city developers' plans include a massive recreational 
complex that comprises a concert hall, four restaurants, two 
hotels and a theater.

Did you know?
     "Comprise" has undergone a substantial shift in usage since 
first appearing in English in the 15th century. For many years 
usage commentators insisted that the usage of "comprise" 
meaning "to be made up of" (as shown in our example) was the 
only one that was correct. However, "comprise" is now familiarly 
used to mean "to make up," as in "the players who comprise the 
team," and is often used in passive constructions such as "The 
album is comprised of ten classic songs." Until relatively 
recently, this sense appeared mostly in scientific writing, but 
current evidence shows that it is now somewhat more common in 
general use than the word's other meanings.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.