involve
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.
Origin of involve
1synonym study For involve
Other words for involve
Opposites for involve
Other words from involve
- in·volve·ment, noun
- in·volv·er, noun
- in·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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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 | FortuneThis 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 | TechCrunchFacebook will now attempt to identify groups where an admin is not involved and proactively suggest admin roles to members who may be interested.
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 | FortuneThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIs 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThis 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 | THE DAILY BEASTMagic 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.
Children's Ways | James SullyBut this is quite enough to justify the inconsiderable expense which the experiment I urge would involve.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyLet 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 BeckerThe 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. AbbottThis 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
/ (ɪnˈvɒlv) /
to include or contain as a necessary part: the task involves hard work
to have an effect on; spread to: the investigation involved many innocent people
(often passive; usually foll by in or with) to concern or associate significantly: many people were involved in the crime
(often passive) to make complicated; tangle: the situation was further involved by her disappearance
rare, often poetic to wrap or surround
maths obsolete to raise to a specified power
Origin of involve
1Derived forms of involve
- involvement, noun
- involver, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with involve
see get involved with.
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