consist

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To be made up or composed: New York City consists of five boroughs. See Usage Note at include.
2. v. To have a basis; reside or lie: The beauty of the artist's style consists in its simplicity.
3. v. To be compatible; accord: The information consists with her account.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To stand together; be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; hence, to be; exist; subsist; be supported and maintained.
2. To remain coherent, stable, or fixed.
3. To abide; rest; be comprised, contained, performed, or expressed: followed by in.
4. To be composed; be made up: followed by of.
5. To be compatible, consistent, or harmonious; be in accordance; harmonize; accord: now followed by with, formerly also used absolutely.

Wiktionary

1. v. obsolete, intransitive To exist, to be.
2. v. intransitive To be comprised or contained in.
3. v. intransitive To be composed, formed, or made up of.
4. n. rail transport A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. 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.
2. v. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.
3. v. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in.
4. v. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; -- formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
5. v. obsolete To insist; -- followed by on.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
2. v. originate (in)
3. v. have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
4. v. be composed of