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   include

   /ɪnˈkluːd/

   verb

   • 1. comprise or contain as part of a whole: "the price includes dinner, bed, and breakfast" Similar incorporatecompriseencompasscoverembraceinvolvetake innumbercontainconsist ofbe made up ofbe composed offormal:comprehendOpposite excludeomit
   • 2. make part of a whole or set: "we have included some hints for beginners in this section" Similar addinsertput inappendenterbuild inOpposite leave out
   • ▪ allow (someone) to share in an activity or privilege: "there were doubts as to whether she was included in the invitation" Similar allow forcounttake into accounttake into considerationOpposite excludeleave out
   • ▪ specifically exclude someone from a group or activity. informal

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘shut in’): from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • U

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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