transitive verb included -·clud′ed, including -·clud′·ing

1. to shut up or in; enclose
2. to have as part of a whole; contain; comprise the cost includes taxes
3. to consider as part of a whole; take into account; put in a total, category, etc. to be included as a candidate

Etymology: ME includen < L includere < in-, in + claudere, to shut, close