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Contain

/kənˈteɪn/
To hold or have something inside.

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Examples:

So, don't be contained to your office.

'Mrs Boynton was taking medicine containing digitalin, for her heart trouble?'

What it contains has surprised me a great deal.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from Middle English contenen, coming from Old French contenir, which originated from the Latin continere, meaning to hold together.

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