involve

verbs

connect closely and often incriminatingly
"This new ruling affects your business"
affect, involve, regard
is derived from
involvement
engage as a participant
"Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
involve
is derived from
involution
is derived from
involvement
is derived from
involvement
is a type of (narrower)
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
"admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
admit, include, let in
have as a necessary feature
"This decision involves many changes"
imply, involve
is derived from
involvement
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"
ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take
contain as a part
"Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
involve
is a type of (narrower)
have as a part, be made up out of
"The list includes the names of many famous writers"
include
occupy or engage the interest of
"His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
involve
is derived from
involvement
is a type of (narrower)
consume all of one's attention or time
"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
absorb, engage, engross, occupy
make complex or intricate or complicated
"The situation was rather involved"
involve
is a type of (narrower)
make more complex, intricate, or richer
"refine a design or pattern"
complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine