enclude
enclude is the obsolete form of include.
Meaning of include
Verb
include (third-person singular simple present includes, present participle including, simple past and past participle included)
- To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
- I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
- To consider as part of something; to comprehend.
- The vacation package includes car rental.
- To enclose, confine.
- I could have here willingly ranged, but these straits wherein I am included will not permit., New York, 2001, p.107
- To conclude; to terminate.
- Come, let us go; we will include all jars / With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.
- You have to include the strings library to use this function.
Forms of enclude
| third-person singular present | encludes |
|---|---|
| present participle | encluding |
| past participle | encluded |
| past | encluded |
Questions about enclude
- What is enclude the obsolete form of?
- Enclude is the obsolete form of include.
Words near enclude in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: enclude (page history and authors); include (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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