Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Comprisal · Com·pris·al · IPA /kəmˈpɹaɪzəl/ 01 n. The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome. 1. The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome. “A comprisal . . . and sum of all wickedness.” — Barrow.