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involve in WordNet English dictionary
verb- connect closely and often incriminatingly
"This new ruling affects your business"
involve affect regard
- 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
- have as a necessary feature
"This decision involves many changes"
imply involve
- make complex or intricate or complicated
"The situation was rather involved"
involve
- occupy or engage the interest of
"His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
involve
- contain as a part
"Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
involve
- engage as a participant
"Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
involve
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University