include - Definition | Dictionary definition of include

Definition of include

have as a part, be made up out of

"The list includes the names of many famous writers"

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; comprise, contain, incorporate
include or contain; have as a component; comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; involve
contain as a part; subsume
contain or include; bear, carry, contain, hold
contain or hold; have within; retain
hold back within; confine, enclose, hold in
close in; darkness enclosed him"; attach to, inhere in
be part of; repose, reside, rest
be inherent or innate in;

consider as part of something

"I include you in the list of culprits"

Antonyms:: exclude
prevent from being included or considered or accepted; except, leave off, leave out, omit, take out; show more antonyms...

Types:: count
include as if by counting; colligate, subsume
consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; carry
include, as on a list

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"

Type of:: add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

Synonyms:: admit, let in; accept, take, take on
admit into a group or community

Antonyms:: exclude
prevent from entering; shut out; keep out, shut, shut out; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; induct, initiate
accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; readmit
admit again or anew; involve
engage as a participant; drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up, tangle
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; entangle, mire
entrap