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include

in·clude [ in kld ] (past and past participle in·clud·ed, present participle in·clud·ing, 3rd person present singular in·cludes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. contain: to have something as a constituent element

2. bring into group: to make somebody or something part of a group

[15th century. < Latin includere "enclose" < claudere "to shut"]

in·clud·a·ble adjective

Word Usage

See comprise.

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