involve
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(verb) make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" |
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Related Words: complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine |
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(verb) occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" |
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Related Words: absorb, engage, engross, occupy |
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(verb) wrap; "The tower was involved in mist" |
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Related Words: enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap |
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(verb) contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" |
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Related Words: include |
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(verb) connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" |
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Synonyms: affect, regard |
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Related Words: bear on, come to, concern, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
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(verb) engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
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Related Words: admit, drag, drag in, embroil, entangle, include, let in, mire, sweep, sweep up, tangle |
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(verb) have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes" |
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Synonyms: imply |
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Related Words: ask, call for, carry, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take |
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(verb) 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 demands a spectacular dessert" |
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Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, necessitate, need, require, take |
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Related Words: call for, claim, cost, cry for, cry out for, draw, exact, imply, involve, take |
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