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verb (used with object), -clud·ed, -clud·ing.
1.
to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
2.
to place in an aggregate, class, category, or the like.
3.
to contain as a subordinate element; involve as a factor.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inclūdere to shut in, equivalent to in- in-2 + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut (compare close)
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inclūdere to shut in, equivalent to in- in-2 + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut (compare close)
Related forms
in·clud·a·ble, in·clud·i·ble, adjective
pre·in·clude, verb (used with object), -clud·ed, -clud·ing.
re·in·clude, verb (used with object), -clud·ed, -clud·ing.
un·in·clud·a·ble, adjective
un·in·clud·i·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. embody. Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole: The list includes many new names. To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned: The plan comprehends several projects. To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole: This genus comprises 50 species. Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included: The report embraces a great variety of subjects.
1. embody. Include, comprehend, comprise, embrace imply containing parts of a whole. To include is to contain as a part or member, or among the parts and members, of a whole: The list includes many new names. To comprehend is to have within the limits, scope, or range of references, as either a part or the whole number of items concerned: The plan comprehends several projects. To comprise is to consist of, as the various parts serving to make up the whole: This genus comprises 50 species. Embrace emphasizes the extent or assortment of that which is included: The report embraces a great variety of subjects.
Antonyms
1. exclude, preclude.
1. exclude, preclude.
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Word Origin & History
include
c.1400, from L. includere "to shut in, enclose, insert," from in- "in" + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). The alleged Sam Goldwyn-ism, "Include me out," is attested from 1937.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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