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include

inc·lude

UK/ɪnˈkluːd/ US/ɪnˈkluːd/ common

verb

1.

have as a part, be made up out of

  • “The list includes the names of many famous writers”
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2.

consider as part of something

  • “I include you in the list of culprits”
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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”
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Origin

From Middle English includen, borrowed from Latin inclūdere (“to shut in, enclose, insert”), from in- (“in”) + claudere (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”). Doublet of enclose. Displaced native Old English belūcan (“to include,” also “to shut in”).

Phrases

  • include me out

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