Involve

Quick meaning: Involve is a verb meaning To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

Meaning

To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.

More Meanings

1. To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
2. To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.
3. To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
4. To make (something) intricate; to complicate.
5. To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.
6. (figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.

Example Sentences

My job involves forecasting economic trends.

By involving herself in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.

Some have vvritten Myſtically, as Paracelſus, […] involving therein the ſecret of their Elixir, and enigmatically expreſſing the nature of their great vvorke.

The face which emerged was not reassuring. […] [T]here was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.

Word Forms

• involves
• involving
• involved
• involvest
• involvedst
• involveth

Synonyms for involve

Depending on context, synonyms include comprehend, include, blend, ensnarl, implicate, merge.

Antonyms for involve

Common opposites include obviate, eliminate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include regard, imply, require, ask, demand, take.

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