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implicit | include |

In obsolete terms the difference between implicit and include

is that implicit is entangled, twisted together while include is to conclude; to terminate.

As an adjective implicit

is implied indirectly, without being directly expressed.

As a verb include is

to bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

As a noun include is

a piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

implicit

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
  • * 1983 , (Ronald Reagan),
    • The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.
  • Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
  • Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
  • * 1765 , Anonymous,
    • He is not only a zealous advocate for pusilanimous and passive obedience, but for the most implicit faith in the dictatorial mandates of power.
  • (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • In his woolly fleece I cling implicit .

    Synonyms

    * (implied indirectly) implied, unspoken * (contained in the essential nature) inherent, intrinsic * (having no reservations) unconditional, unquestioning

    Antonyms

    * explicit

    Derived terms

    * implicitly * implicitness

    Related terms

    * implicate * implication * implicative * imply

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    include

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enclude (obsolete)

    Verb

    (includ)
  • 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 contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
    • The vacation package includes car rental.
    Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
    I was included in the invitation to the family gathering.
    up to and including page twenty-five
  • * Milton
    • The whole included race, his purposed prey.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
  • (obsolete) To enclose, confine.
  • *, New York, 2001, p.107:
    • I could have here willingly ranged, but these straits wherein I am included will not permit.
  • (obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Come, let us go; we will include all jars / With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.

    Antonyms

    * exclude

    Related terms

    * inclusion (noun) * inclusive (adjective) * includable * includible * include me out * reinclude

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
  • * 2006 , Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn, Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day
    • In the previous lesson, you learned how to use server-side includes , which enable you to easily include snippets of web pages within other web pages.

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