'Include' definitions:

Definition of 'include'

From: WordNet
verb
Have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" [ant: exclude]
verb
Consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" [ant: except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out]
verb
Add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
verb
Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" [syn: admit, let in, include] [ant: exclude, keep out, shut, shut out]

Definition of 'Include'

From: GCIDE
  • Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. [1913 Webster]
  • The whole included race, his purposed prey. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The loss of such a lord includes all harm. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. --Shak.
  • Syn: To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'include'

From: Moby Thesaurus