add vs include

add and include both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
add	No	No	Yes	No
include	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, include is a hyponym of add; that is, include is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than add:

add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
include: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

Other hyponyms of add include modify, qualify, gild the lily, paint the lily, adjoin, work in, add on, mix, mix in, put on, butylate, put on, inject, welt, intercalate, mark, punctuate, concatenate, string, string up, combine, compound, milk, fortify, stud, button, enrich, supplement.

add (verb)	include (verb)
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of	add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
make an addition by combining numbers	consider as part of something
determine the sum of	allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
state or say further	have as a part, be made up out of
bestow a quality on
constitute an addition

Difference between add and include

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