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Contain synonyms

kən-tān'

Control is defined as to command, restrain, or manage.

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To keep from departing or getting away:

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To include

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be composed of

To include

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To contain comfortably; to have space for.

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To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.

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Bear means to give birth to, be able to cope with or hold up weight.

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To make part of a system or whole; incorporate:

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To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain under something else.

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exclude (antonym)

Exclude is defined as to keep out or to refuse to admit.

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To provide with a particular seat:

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restrain (related)

To restrain is defined as to hold back or keep under control.

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To draw or hold within itself; include

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The definition of comprehend means to understand the meaning or to include someone or something as a part.

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To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

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include (related)

To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.

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consist (related)

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(Informal, considered incorrect, usually in passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

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To enclose is defined as to surround, or to include inside of something.

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(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.

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To include as part of its contents or program schedule

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To restrict or restrain

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Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.

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To identify the boundaries of; demarcate.

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To hold in the hand or in control; own; possess

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To hold secure.

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To keep (a person) from doing something contemplated

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To absorb or comprehend.

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To settle or adjust; reconcile:

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To become less warm:

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(Intransitive, idiomatic) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.

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lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

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To preside over (something) as a moderator

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(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.

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To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

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Harbor is defined as to hide, protect or cling to.

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To control so as to use the power of

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To provide, or serve as, a house or lodgings for

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To supply with room and board for a charge:

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(Intransitive) To die of suffocation.

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To collect payments, contributions, etc.

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full (related)

To sew loose folds into (a skirt); gather

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restraint (related)

To bring one's emotions under control

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Curb is defined as to control or hold back.

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correspond to (related)

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To cause to form into a legal corporation:

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contains (related)

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contained (related)

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constitute (related)

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cover (related)

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To return to a previous state of being.

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(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school

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produce (related)

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To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of

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Synonym Study

To accommodate is to hold comfortably without crowding an elevator built to accommodate twelve people
Contain , in strict usage, signifies the idea of enclosing within or including as a component, part, or fraction, and hold , the capacity for containing the bottle contains two ounces of liquid, but it holds a pint

Find another word for contain. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contain, like: control, hold, consist of, be composed of, accommodate, embrace, bear, embody, subsume, exclude and seat.