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Verb: include  in'klood
  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. (chemistry) 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
    "include someone to the profession";
    - admit, let in

Derived forms: included, includes, including

Type of: add, allow, consider, countenance, let, permit, reckon, regard, see, view

Antonym: except, exclude

Encyclopedia: Include