includere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- comprise verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
- encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
- include verb To have something as part of a whole; to contain.
- subsume verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
Senses
includere is used for these senses in English:
- absorb (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
- comprise (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
- encompass (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
- encompass (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
- include To consider as part of something; to comprehend.
- subsume (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
absorb — full definition
- verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
- verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
- verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.
comprise — full definition
- verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
- verb To make up or form something as a whole.