consist
verb
kənˈsɪst 
kənˈsɪst Phrasal verbs
consist in something
(formal) to have something as the main or only part or featureThe beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.consist doing something True education does not consist in simply being taught facts.
consist of somebody/something
to be formed from the things or people mentionedThe committee consists of ten members.Their diet consisted largely of vegetables.consist doing something Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings.
Usage note: consist of somebody/somethingcomprise make up something constitute be composed of somebody/somethingThese words all mean to be formed from the things or people mentioned, or to be the parts that form something.consist of somebody/something to be formed from the things, people or activities mentioned: Their diet consists largely of vegetables.comprise (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: The collection comprises 327 paintings. Comprise can also be used to refer to the parts or members of something: Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty. However, this is less frequent.make up something (rather informal) to be the parts or people that form something: Women make up 56% of the student numbers.constitute to be the parts or people that form something: People under the age of 40 constitute the majority of the labour force.be composed of somebody/something (rather formal) to be formed from the things or people mentioned: Around 15% of our diet is composed of protein.which word?Consist of somebody/something is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used for activities with the -ing form of a verb: My work at that time just consisted of typing letters. The other main difference is between those verbs that take the whole as the subject and the parts as the object: The group consists of/comprises/is made up of/is composed of ten people. and those that take the parts as the subject and the whole as the object: Ten people make up/constitute/comprise the group. It is not correct to use ‘comprises of’ or ‘is composed by/from’.