Include, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Included; p. pr. & vb. n. Including.]
Etymology: [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Enclose.]
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.
2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton. The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak.
3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.] Come, let us go; we will include all jars With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. Shak.
Syn. -- To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace; involve.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for include; he lists it under involve.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.