Dictionary entries for 'involve'

Synonyms

in·volve (ĭn-vŏlv́)

[Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, to enwrap, in-, in; see in–², + volvere, to roll, turn.]

transitive verb: -volved, -volv·ing, -volves.

To contain as a part; include.
To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail: was told that the job would involve travel. See synonyms at include
To engage as a participant; embroil: involved the bystanders in his dispute with the police.
1. To connect closely and often incriminatingly; implicate: evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.
2. To influence or affect: The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.
To occupy or engage the interest of: a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.
To make complex or intricate; complicate.
To wrap; envelop: a castle that was involved in mist.
Archaic To wind or coil about.