involve

[ in-volv ]

/ ɪnˈvɒlv /

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verb (used with object), in·volved, in·volv·ing.

to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.

to engage or employ.

to affect, as something within the scope of operation.

to include, contain, or comprehend within itself or its scope.

to bring into an intricate or complicated form or condition.

to bring into difficulties (usually followed by with): The investigation discovered a plot to involve one nation in a war with another.

to cause to be troublesomely associated or concerned, as in something embarrassing or unfavorable: Don't involve me in your quarrel!

to combine inextricably (usually followed by with).

to implicate, as in guilt or crime, or in any matter or affair.

to engage the interests or emotions or commitment of: The professor involved many students in the disarmament movement.Her husband became involved with another woman.

to preoccupy or absorb fully (usually used passively or reflexively): You are much too involved with the problem to see it clearly.

to envelop or enfold, as if with a wrapping.

to swallow up, engulf, or overwhelm.

Archaic. to roll, surround, or shroud, as in a wrapping.
to roll up on itself; wind spirally; coil; wreathe.

OTHER WORDS FOR involve

1 necessitate, require, demand.

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OPPOSITES FOR involve

7 extricate.

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Origin of involve

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English involven, from Latin involvere “to roll in or up,” equivalent to in- in-² + volvere “to roll”; see revolve

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6, 7, 9. Involve, entangle, implicate imply getting a person connected or bound up with something from which it is difficult to be freed. To involve is to bring more or less deeply into something, especially of a complicated, embarrassing, or troublesome nature: I'd rather not to involve someone else in my debt. To entangle (usually passive or reflexive) is to involve so deeply in a tangle as to confuse and make helpless: The candidate tended to entangle himself in a mass of contradictory statements. To implicate is to connect a person with something discreditable or wrong: She was implicated in a plot to assassinate the governor.

OTHER WORDS FROM involve

in·volve·ment, nounin·volv·er, nounin·ter·in·volve, verb (used with object), in·ter·in·volved, in·ter·in·volv·ing.o·ver·in·volve, verb (used with object), o·ver·in·volved, o·ver·in·volv·ing.

pre·in·volve, verb (used with object), pre·in·volved, pre·in·volv·ing.re·in·volve, verb (used with object), re·in·volved, re·in·volv·ing.

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involute gear, involute teeth, involution, involutional, involutional melancholia, involve, involved, involvement, invt., invulnerable, invultuation

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How to use involve in a sentence

Nelson has been involved with previous protests related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider does not approve of anti-maskers using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’|radmarya|September 17, 2020|Fortune
This involves a lot of data entry, and most states require growers to submit this information in Metrc.
Canix aims to ease cannabis cultivators’ regulatory bookkeeping|Matt Burns|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
Facebook will now attempt to identify groups where an admin is not involved and proactively suggest admin roles to members who may be interested.
Facebook tries to clean up Groups with new policies|Sarah Perez|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
The Pentagon is involved with the distribution of vaccines, but civilian health workers will be the ones giving shots.
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines|Rachel Schallom|September 16, 2020|Fortune

The 737 Max was grounded March 13, 2019, three days after the second crash involving a safety feature on the plane that malfunctioned and repeatedly sent the planes into a dive toward the ground.
Boeing crashes were the “horrific culmination” of multiple mistakes, House report says|kdunn6|September 16, 2020|Fortune
And U.S. lawmakers are pushing to involve China in any retaliation against the Sony hack.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tells the cops and testifies at trial that Adnan threatened to hurt Stephanie or get her involve if he went to police.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is this in any way going to involve us in getting us in there and getting us tied down there?
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This year, Kalac was arrested for domestic violence in a case that apparently did not involve Coplin.
Did the Amber Lynn Coplin Murder Photos Sicken the Creeps of 4Chan?|Michael Daly|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Magic and gaming involve in-depth worlds that feature both male and female characters.
Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny?|David Levesley|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.
Children's Ways|James Sully
But this is quite enough to justify the inconsiderable expense which the experiment I urge would involve.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Let us remember that "if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom!"
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The endeavor would not only be utterly unavailing, but would, with certainty, involve them in speedy and retrieveless ruin.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
This might involve a month and in the meantime the enemy would have time to consolidate his position.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for involve

involve

/ (ɪnˈvɒlv) /

verb (tr)

to include or contain as a necessary partthe task involves hard work

to have an effect on; spread tothe investigation involved many innocent people

(often passive; usually foll by in or with) to concern or associate significantlymany people were involved in the crime

(often passive) to make complicated; tanglethe situation was further involved by her disappearance

rare, often poetic to wrap or surround

maths obsolete to raise to a specified power

Derived forms of involve

involvement, nouninvolver, noun

Word Origin for involve

C14: from Latin involvere to roll in, surround, from in- ² + volvere to roll

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