Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: comply – comprising
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comply (complied), v. [L. complere, to fill up, fulfil, accomplish, complete.]
Obey; agree; fulfil; yield; act on request.
compose, v. [Fr. < late L. pausare, to cease, lie down.]
Create; constitute; make up; form a compound of.
composed, verbal adj. [see compose, v.]
- Constituted; made up of.
- Arranged; settled into place.
composer, n. [see compose, v.]
Musical artist; one who invents symphonies, operas, masses, etc.; [fig.] Creator; Maker; Poet God.
compound, adj. [ME < OFr < L.] (webplay: time).
- Additional; augmented; multiple; manifold.
- Complementary; having a dual nature; composed of two mutually beneficial parts.
comprehend (comprehend, comprehendeth), v. [L. comprehend-ěre, to grasp, seize, comprise.] (webplay: human, mind, nature, understand).
- Grasp; gather; take in; partake of; hold on to; [fig.] experience; drink; [metaphor] appreciate; value.
- Include; contain.
- Know; encompass; be aware of.
- Understand; grasp mentally.
comprehension, n. [see comprehend, v.] (webplay: grasp, human, mind, nature, spirit, statement, take, wise).
Understanding; consciousness; realization; recognition; acknowledgment.
comprehensive, adj. [see comprehend, v.]
Inclusive; total; all-encompassing.
comprise (-d), v. [Fr. < L. comprenděre; see comprehend, v.]
- Contain; include.
- Comprehend; understand.
comprising, n. [see comprise, v.]
Understanding; comprehension; ability to grasp.