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   Include , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.]
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   To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
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   To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. 
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   The whole included race, his purposed prey.
   Milton.
   
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   The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
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   To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
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   Come, let us go; we will include all jars
   With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
   Shak.
   Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
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