Associations to the word «Involve»

Wiktionary

INVOLVE, verb. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
INVOLVE, verb. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity.
INVOLVE, verb. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
INVOLVE, verb. To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
INVOLVE, verb. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
INVOLVE, verb. To envelop, enfold, entangle, or embarrass.
INVOLVE, verb. To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb.
INVOLVE, verb. (mathematics) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times.

Dictionary definition

INVOLVE, verb. Connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business".
INVOLVE, verb. Engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!".
INVOLVE, verb. Have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes".
INVOLVE, verb. 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".
INVOLVE, verb. Contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses".
INVOLVE, verb. Occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon".
INVOLVE, verb. Make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved".

Wise words

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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe