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verb (v)

• originate (in)(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  dwell, lie, lie in
  

  source: wordnet30
• have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in(verb.stative)

  Example:
  The payment consists in food.
  What does love consist in?.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous(verb.stative)

  Example:
  Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be composed of(verb.stative)

  Example:
  What does this dish consist of?.
  

  Synonym:
  comprise
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(verb)

  source: webster1913