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include:The list includes many British internationals.

accommodate:The school was not big enough to accommodate all the children.

enclose:Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag.

con|tain|er /kənte I nə ^r / (containers )

1 N‑COUNT A container is something such as a box or bottle that is used to hold or store things in. □  …the plastic containers in which fish are stored and sold.

2 N‑COUNT A container is a very large metal or wooden box used for transporting goods so that they can be loaded easily onto ships and lorries.

con|tai n|er ship (container ships ) N‑COUNT A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.

con|tain|ment /kənte I nmənt/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The containment of something dangerous or unpleasant is the act or process of keeping it under control within a particular area or place. □ [+ of ] Fire crews are hoping they can achieve full containment of the fire before the winds pick up.

con|tami|nant /kəntæ m I nənt/ (contaminants ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] A contaminant is something that contaminates a substance such as water or food. [FORMAL ] □  Contaminants found in poultry will also be found in their eggs.

con|tami|nate /kəntæ m I ne I t/ (contaminates , contaminating , contaminated ) VERB If something is contaminated by waste, dirt, chemicals, or radiation, it is made dirty or harmful. □ [be V -ed] Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean? □ [V -ed] …vast tracts of empty land, much of it contaminated by years of army activity. [Also V n] ●  con|tami|nat|ed ADJ □ [+ with ] Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes. □  More than 100,000 people could fall ill after drinking contaminated water. ●  con|tami|na|tion /kəntæ m I ne I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the contamination of the ocean by plastic.

con|tem|plate /kɒ ntəmple I t/ (contemplates , contemplating , contemplated )

1 VERB If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. □ [V n] For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor. □ [V v-ing] She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.

2 VERB If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time. □ [V n] As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future. ●  con|tem|pla|tion /kɒ ntəmple I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  It is a place of quiet contemplation.

3 VERB If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time. □ [V n] He contemplated his hands, still frowning. ●  con|tem|pla|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while.

con|tem|pla|tive /kənte mplət I v/ ADJ Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way. □  Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap.

con|tem|po|ra|neous /kənte mpəre I niəs/ ADJ If two events or situations are contemporaneous , they happen or exist during the same period of time. [FORMAL ] □  No recording or contemporaneous note was made of the conversation with Mr Diamond.

con|tem|po|rary ◆◇◇ /kənte mpərəri, [AM ] -pəreri/ (contemporaries )