In-clūde′, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. INCLUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. INCLUDING.] [Lat. includere, inclusum, from prefix in and cludere, claudere, to shut; It. inchiudere, Sp. & Pg. incluir, Pr. inclure, enclure, Fr. enclore, enclorre.]
Sense 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
Sense 2. To comprehend, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; to relate to; to pertain to; as, Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales. “The whole included race his purposed prey.” Milton.
The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.
Included stamens, &c. (Bot.), such as are shorter than the other floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.