"involve" in the verb sense

1. involve, affect, regard

connect closely and often incriminatingly

"This new ruling affects your business"

2. involve

engage as a participant

"Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

3. imply, involve

have as a necessary feature

"This decision involves many changes"

4. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

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"

5. involve

contain as a part

"Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"

6. involve

occupy or engage the interest of

"His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"

7. involve

make complex or intricate or complicated

"The situation was rather involved"

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