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involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
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admit,
include,
let in declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
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drag,
drag in,
embroil,
sweep,
sweep up,
tangle proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
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entangle,
mire twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
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involve - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" |
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affect,
regard |
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bear on,
come to,
concern,
have-to doe with,
pertain,
refer,
relate,
touch,
touch on return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
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implicate bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"
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involve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" |
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absorb,
engage,
engross,
occupy cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
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involve - make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" |
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complicate,
elaborate,
rarify,
refine make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
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involve - contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" |
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include add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in the group"
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