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Consist vs Envolve - What's the difference?

consist | envolve |

As verbs the difference between consist and envolve

is that consist is (obsolete|intransitive) to exist, to be while envolve is (involve).

As a noun consist

is (rail transport) a lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

consist

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) consister, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To exist, to be.
  • *, II.15:
  • *:Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth our pleasure and theirs?
  • To be comprised or contained (in).
  • To be composed, formed, or made up (of).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , chapter=6, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks?; half of them in a very dishevelled state,
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
    Synonyms
    * (be composed of) comprise
    Derived terms
    * consist in
    Related terms
    * consistence * consistency * consistent

    Etymology 2

    From (consist) (verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
    • The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
    Synonyms
    * (rail transport) rake

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    envolve

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (involve)
  • * 1828 , Shenstone, ed. William Fordyce Mavor, "To a Lady on the Language of the Birds", Classical English Poetry, for the use of schools, and young persons in general. A new edition, revised and improved , page 355
    • Envolve the mazes, and the mist dispel:
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