involve

Verb

Verb Forms: involved, involving, involves

To include or contain as a necessary part or consequence.
connect closely and often incriminatingly
engage as a participant
- "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
have as a necessary feature
- "This decision involves many changes"
require as useful, just, or proper
contain as a part
- "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
occupy or engage the interest of
- "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
make complex or intricate or complicated
- "The situation was rather involved"
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
Chiefly followed by with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship.
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.
To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.
To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
To make (something) intricate; to complicate.
To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.

Examples

A good Scrabble strategy often involves sacrificing a few points for future big plays.
a quantity involved to the third or fourth power
By involving herself in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.
How can we involve the audience more during the show?
I don’t want to involve him in my personal affairs.
My job involves forecasting economic trends.
to involve a person in debt or misery
to involve in darkness or obscurity
We are always trying to involve new technology in our products.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*h₁én
From Late Middle English involven (“to cloud; to encumber; to envelop, surround; to ponder (something); (reflexive) to concern (oneself) with something”) [and other forms], borrowed from Old French involver, envoudre, or from its etymon Latin involvere, the present active infinitive of Latin involvō (“to roll to or upon something; to roll about; to coil or curl up; to cover; to envelop, wrap up; to overwhelm”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + volvō (“to roll; to tumble”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn; to wind (turn coils)”)).

Synonyms

affect, ask, call for, demand, imply, necessitate, need, postulate, regard, require, take, blend, comprehend, enfold, enwrap, implicate, include, merge, swallow up

Antonyms

obviate

Scrabble Score: 13

involve: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
involve: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
involve: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

involve: valid Words With Friends Word