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involve

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involve in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. connect closely and often incriminatingly
    "This new ruling affects your business"
    involve  affect  regard 
  2. require as useful, just, or proper
    "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
    necessitate  ask  postulate  need  require  take  involve  call for  demand 
  3. have as a necessary feature
    "This decision involves many changes"
    imply  involve 
  4. make complex or intricate or complicated
    "The situation was rather involved"
    involve 
  5. occupy or engage the interest of
    "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
    involve 
  6. contain as a part
    "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
    involve 
  7. engage as a participant
    "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
    involve 
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