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consist
CIDE DICTIONARY
consist, v. i. [L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See Stand.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]"He is before all things, and by him all things consist." [1913 Webster]
- To be composed or made up; -- followed by
of . [1913 Webster]"The land would consist of plains and valleys." [1913 Webster] - To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in. [1913 Webster]"If their purgation did consist in words." [1913 Webster]"A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." [1913 Webster]
- To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. [1913 Webster]"This was a consisting story." [1913 Webster]"Health consists with temperance alone." [1913 Webster]"For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist." [1913 Webster] - To insist; -- followed by on. Shak.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
consist, v.intr.
1 (foll. by of) be composed; have specified ingredients or elements.
2 (foll. by in, of) have its essential features as specified (its beauty consists in the use of colour).
3 (usu. foll. by with) harmonize; be consistent.
1 (foll. by of) be composed; have specified ingredients or elements.
2 (foll. by in, of) have its essential features as specified (its beauty consists in the use of colour).
3 (usu. foll. by with) harmonize; be consistent.
Etymology
L consistere exist (as com-, sistere stop)
THESAURUS
consist
abide, accord, be, comport, conform, consort, correspond, dovetail, dwell, exist, fit in, gee, go, inhere, lie, repose, reside, rest, subsistAlso see definition of "consist" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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