[in.clude] vt in.clud.ed ; in.clud.ing [ME, fr. L includere, fr. in- + claudere to close--more at close] (15c) 1: to shut up: enclose
2: to take in or comprise as a part of a whole
3: to contain between or within "two sides and the included angle" -- in.clud.able or in.clud.ible adj syn include, comprehend, embrace, involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole "the price of dinner includes dessert". comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition "his system comprehends all history". embrace implies a gathering of separate items within a whole "her faith embraces both Christian and non-Christian beliefs". involve suggests inclusion by virtue of the nature of the whole, whether by being its natural or inevitable consequence "the new job involves a lot of detail".