Encompass vs. Include — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Encompass and Include
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Encompass
Encompass, the Enterprise Computing Association, was the original computer user group for business customers of Hewlett-Packard. Encompass's history began with DECUS, founded in 1961, for customers of the Digital Equipment Corporation, which was acquired in 1998 by Compaq.
Include
Comprise or contain as part of a whole
Other changes included the abolition of the death penalty
The price includes dinner, bed, and breakfast
Encompass
To form a circle or ring around; encircle.
Include
Make part of a whole or set
We have included some hints for beginners in this section
Encompass
To enclose; envelop
"The blackness of the eternal night encompassed me" (Edgar Allan Poe).
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Include
To contain or take in as a part, element, or member.
Encompass
To have as part of something larger; include
A galaxy encompassing billions of stars.
Include
To consider as part of or allow into a group or class
Thanked the host for including us.
Encompass
(transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
Include
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.
Encompass
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
Include
To consider as part of something; 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
Encompass
(transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
This book on English grammar encompasses all irregular verbs.
Include
(obsolete) To enclose, confine.
Encompass
(transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
Drake encompassed the globe.
Include
(obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
Encompass
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world.
A question may be encompassed with difficulty.
The love of all thy sons encompass thee.
Include
(programming) 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.
Encompass
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;
This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
This should cover everyone in the group
Include
(programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.
Include
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.
Include
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.
The loss of such a lord includes all harm.
Include
To conclude; to end; to terminate.
Come, let us go; we will include all jarsWith triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
Include
Have as a part, be made up out of;
The list includes the names of many famous writers
Include
Consider as part of something;
I include you in the list of culprits
Include
Add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category;
We must include this chemical element in the group
Include
Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of;
Admit someone to the profession
She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
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