Added 9 October 2026
consist
/kənˈsɪst/ verb
In Latin: cōnstō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about consist at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Originate (in).
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
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Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in.
The payment consists in food
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Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.
Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end
Origin
From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō (“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”), from com- (“together”) + sistō (“to cause to stand, stand”).
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