include

Verb
Synonyms: admitlet in

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. have as a part, be made up out of“The list includes the names of many famous writers”
  2. consider as part of something“I include you in the list of culprits”
  3. 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”
  4. 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”Synonyms: admitlet in
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

include

[Usenet] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style".

2.[C] "#include <disclaimer.h>" has appeared in sig blocks to refer to a notional "standard disclaimer file". [Jargon File]

The Jargon File

include vt. [Usenet]

1.To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under Hacker Writing Style.

2.[from C] #include <disclaimer.h> has appeared in sig blocks to refer to a notional standard disclaimer file.

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