involve

Verb

Meaning

To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.

To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity.

To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.

To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.

To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.

To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery.

To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb.

To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imply include take need require demand affect regard postulate complicate necessitate implicate entangle ravel interest

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Antonyms

jade harrow free daunt except avoid

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Hypernyms

have include feature refer concern engage

Hyponyms

take cost mire carry claim draw

Related terms

volute involute evolve revolve devolve voluble

Phrases with the word

to involve involve manual labour involve physical labour involve oneself involve the police involve in litigation

Derivatives

involved involving

Examples

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It takes nerve to do what she did Source: Internet

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This job asks a lot of patience and skill Source: Internet

This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice Source: Internet

This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

involutive involutivity involutory involve in litigation involve manual labour involve oneself