Main entry: involve
Definition: make complex or intricate or complicated
Usage: The situation was rather involved
Main entry: involve
Definition: occupy or engage the interest of
Usage: His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon
Main entry: take, necessitate, need, ask, require, postulate, call for, involve, demand
Definition: require as useful, just, or proper
Usage: 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
Main entry: involve
Definition: contain as a part
Usage: Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses
Definition: have as a necessary feature
Usage: This decision involves many changes
Main entry: regard, involve, affect
Definition: connect closely and often incriminatingly
Usage: This new ruling affects your business
Main entry: involve
Definition: engage as a participant
Usage: Don't involve me in your family affairs!