to include

Examples

• All

• The recipe includes several spices that enhance the flavor of the dish.

• Primarily composed of Christian students, the ensemble also included Muslim, Jewish, atheist, Hindu, and agnostic students.

  Academic text (2011)

• And then we're going to have to include this term here.

• Unfortunately, your place is too far out for me to include it on my map.

  Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

• And when he does so, will he include his US tax returns?

• The researchers used this knowledge to include both tribes in the planning of the project.

  Academic text (2011)

• Within mental health, there is a growing movement to include outcome monitoring in routine clinical practice.

  Academic text (2011)

• Future fruit and vegetable distribution programs might consider including educational strategies as a core component.

  Academic text (2011)

• Inexpensive commercial autopilots expanded the field to include the commercial, private, and hobbyist sectors.

  Academic text (2011)

• The self-determination theory divides motivation into three categories, including amotivation, extrinsic motivation, and intrinsic motivation.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

I

to involve

vsto include

∞ 1.8

Include someone or something as a necessary part of an activity

makes parts members but does not always imply active participation or necessity

C

to contain

vsto include

∞ 1.1

To have something inside like a box or book

makes someone or something part of a group rather than physically holding it

A

to admit

vsto include

238 2.8

Allow someone to join a group or organization

makes someone part of a group without focusing on permission or acceptance process

I

to incorporate

vsto include

182 4.5

Add something into a plan or system

treats items as parts of a set without stressing fusion

C

to comprise

vsto include

122 4.4

To include parts or members

describes making or having parts without stressing whole's composition

E

to embrace

vsto include

84 3.8

To include different things as part of a whole

makes parts part of a set without implying warmth or broad acceptance

S

to subsume

vsto include

• Formal

8 7.5

To include small things in a larger group

makes someone or something part of a group without implying conceptual absorption

E

to englobe

vsto include

8.7

Include something within a larger group or system

makes things part of a group without stressing formal system membership

Antonyms

E

to exclude

338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

O

to omit

66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

Idioms

I

include me out

• Informal

1 9.7

To say you do not want to join something, often as a joke

How Inclusive

to encompass

87 5.1

to incorporate

182 4.5

to include

∞ 1.0

to exclude

338 3.0

to omit

66 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology