build sth in/into sth
— phrasal verb with build uk/bɪld/us/bɪld/verb built, built
to include something as part of a plan, system, or agreement:
When drawing up a contract it is vital to build in safety measures.
figurative Inequalities are often built into (= cannot be separated from) society.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Including and containing
- (right) down to idiom
- assimilate
- built-in
- cast
- cast your net wide idiom
- catholic
- concerned
- factor
- factor sth in
- figure
- forget
- inbuilt
- incl
- include
- pack
- package
- rich
- subsume
- throw sth in
- wide-ranging
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