include

noun

(programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

verb

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

To consider as part of something; to comprehend.

(programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.

(obsolete) To enclose, confine.

(obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.

Roots

claudoclud- · Latin · close, shut

Synonyms for include

comprisev incorporatev involvev containv encompassv subsumev addv embodyv admitv integratev

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Where does include come from?

The word include breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root clud-, from Latin claudo (“close, shut”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.