Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Include"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
include
v 1: have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the
names of many famous writers" [ant: {exclude}]
2: consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of
culprits" [ant: {exclude}]
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" [syn: {admit}, {let in}] [ant: {exclude}]
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