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Another word for contain

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Verb

  1. To be filled by

    See also:

    include

  2. To have the room or capacity for

    See also:

    full

  3. To have as a part

    See also:

    include

  4. To bring one's emotions under control

    Idioms:
    See also:

    restraint

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Another word for contain

Verb

  1. To include

    See also:

    include

  2. To restrict

    See also:

    restrain

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
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Sentence Examples

  • Fred could hardly contain his excite­ment.

  • Finally Royce could contain himself no longer.

  • Even Josh couldn't contain a chuckle.

  • She laughed, unable to contain the emotion bubbling within her.

  • Cleveite, samarskite and fergusonite contain a little more than monazite.

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