Consist

v. i.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Consisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consisting.] He is before all things, and by him all things consist. - Col. i. 17.
	2.	To be composed or made up; - followed by of. The land would consist of plains and valleys. - T. Burnet.
	3.	To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; - followed by in. If their purgation did consist in words. - Shak. A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. - Luke xii. 15.
	4.	To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; - formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. This was a consisting story. - Bp. Burnet. Health consists with temperance alone. - Pope. For orders and degrees Jar not with liberty, but well consist. - Milton.
	5.	To insist; - followed by on.

Verb	1.	consist - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" Synonyms: lie in, belong, dwell, lie
	2.	consist - have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in; "The payment consists in food"; "What does love consist in?"
	3.	consist - be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
	4.	consist - be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" Synonyms: comprise

abide, accord, be, comport, conform, consort, correspond, dovetail, dwell, exist, fit in, gee, go, inhere, lie, repose, reside, rest, subsist

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