Contain and Consist

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Contain verb - To have as part of a whole.

Usage example: the contract contains several new clauses

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Consist is a synonym for contain in include topic. In some cases you can use "Consist" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Consist verb - To be in agreement on every point.

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Contain is a synonym for consist in include topic. You can use "Contain" instead a verb "Consist", if it concerns topics such as comprise.

energy	contain energy	consist energy
number	contain number	consist number
characters	contain characters	consist characters
story	contain story	consist story
Other words: words, nothing, version, water, song, pieces, jokes, powers, monsters.

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