List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 198

SYNONYMS: include, comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve.
These verbs mean to take in or contain as part of something larger.

Include and comprise both take as their objects things or persons that are constituent parts.
Comprise usually implies that all of the components are stated: The book comprises (that is, consists of) 15 chapters.
Include, like the remaining terms, more often implies an incomplete listing: included a reference to the accompanist in the review of the concert; will include an amount for postage in my payment.
Comprehend and embrace usually refer to the taking in of subordinate elements as part of something broader: The study of art comprehends both aesthetic and intellectual considerations. No single theory can embrace and explain every facet of human behavior.
Involve usually suggests inclusion as a logical consequence or necessary condition: Every argument involves some assumptions