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1. Originate (in)
   - dwell, lie, lie in
    
2. Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
   "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
    
3. Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
   "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
    
4. Be composed of
   "What does this dish consist of?"
   - comprise

Derived forms: consists, consisted, consisting

See also: consistency

Type of: agree, be, check, correspond, exist, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally

Encyclopedia: Consist