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involve   (TTS Sound)

The verb involve has 7 senses

• involve, affect, regard -- (connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business")


• involve -- (engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!")


• imply, involve -- (have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes")


• 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")


• involve -- (contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses")


• involve -- (occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon")


• involve -- (make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved")