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INCLUDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

Example:

We must include this chemical element in the group

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "include" is one way to...):

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

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inclusion (the act of including)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Consider as part of something

Example:

I include you in the list of culprits

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "include" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "include"):

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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

exclude (prevent from being included or considered or accepted)

Derivation:

inclusion (the act of including)

inclusive (including much or everything; and especially including stated limits)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar

Synonyms:

admit; include; let in

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "include" is one way to...):

allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)

Verb group:

accept; admit; take; take on (admit into a group or community)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "include"):

induct; initiate (accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite)

readmit (admit again or anew)

involve (engage as a participant)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

inclusion (the act of including)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Have as a part, be made up out of

Example:

The list includes the names of many famous writers

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

"Include" entails doing...:

feature; have (have as a feature)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "include"):

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)

attach to; inhere in (be part of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Antonym:

exclude (lack or fail to include)

Credits

 Context examples: 

To my father, my best pictures, sketches, maps, and works of art, including frames. Also my $100, to do what he likes with.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Additionally, other planets are quietly lining up in the same part of your chart—your professional tenth house of prestigious advancement—including Pluto and Saturn.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“And the premium, Stamp included, is a thousand pounds,” said Mr. Spenlow.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

This may eventually lead to an inhibition of tumor cell proliferation and an inhibition in production of various inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1, -6 and tumor necrosis factor.

(MEK Inhibitor MEK162, NCI Thesaurus)

His own kind included his mother and himself.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin) and cyclophosphamide, followed by treatment with paclitaxel (Taxol) and trastuzumab (Herceptin).

(AC-T-T, NCI Dictionary)

And there was time enough for Emma to form a reasonable judgment, as their visit included all the rest of the morning.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate, and etoposide.

(ABVE, NCI Dictionary)

The medical history dataset includes the subject's prior history at the start of the trial.

(Medical History Domain, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide.

(ABVE-PC, NCI Dictionary)