involve

in-volve · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To have or include something as a necessary or integral part or result.

  2. 2.

    To cause someone to participate or become concerned in an activity or situation.

  3. 3.

    To engage someone's interest or attention.

  4. 4.

    To make something complicated or intricate.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    involve oneself — to participate actively
  • •
    get involved — to become a participant in something
  • •
    involve in — to include or engage in something

Related words

Antonyms: exclude, exempt, omit
See also: involved, involvement, involves, involving
Synonyms: encompass, entail, implicate, include, require

Etymology

From Latin involvere ("to roll into, wrap up, envelop"), from in- ("in") + volvere ("to roll").