include

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(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To contain]

Syn. hold, admit, cover, embrace, involve, consist of, take in, entail, encompass, incorporate, constitute, accommodate, comprise, compose, be comprised of, be composed of, comprehend, embody, implicate, be made up of, number among, carry, bear; see also compose 1 , comprise .

Ant. omit*, be outside of, exclude.

2. [To place into or among]

Syn. enter, add, append, introduce, take in, incorporate, subsume, make room for, build in, work in, inject, interject, add on, interpolate, insert, combine, make a part of, make allowance for, give consideration to, count in*; see also add 2 .

Ant. discard*, exclude, reject.

Syn.- include implies a containing as part of a whole; comprise means to consist of and takes as its object the various parts that make up the whole [ his library comprises 2,000 volumes and includes many first editions ] and it is often used to mean to make up or constitute [ the techniques which comprise the scientific method; an audience comprised entirely of students ] ; comprehend suggests that the object is contained within the total scope or range of the subject, sometimes by implication [ the word ``beauty"" comprehends various concepts ] ; embrace stresses the variety of objects comprehended [ he had embraced a number of hobbies ] ; involve implies inclusion of an object because of its connection with the subject as a consequence or antecedent [ acceptance of the office involves responsibilities ]

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

involve, incorporate, comprise, hold, embody, contain, comprehend, take into account, number, accommodate, embrace.

ANT.: exclude, preclude, omit

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, involve, subsume, take in. See INCLUDE.