involve

== English == === Etymology === 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)”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɒlv/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɔlv/ (MLE) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvoːv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɑlv/, /ɪnˈvɔlv/ Rhymes: -ɒlv Hyphenation: in‧volve === Verb === involve (third-person singular simple present involves, present participle involving, simple past and past participle involved) (transitive) To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include. Synonym: comprehend (specifically) 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. Synonym: include (specifically, also reflexive, chiefly passive voice) Chiefly followed by with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship. (figuratively) 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. Synonyms: blend, ensnarl, (archaic) implicate, merge; see also Thesaurus:mix, Thesaurus:tangle (archaic) To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround. Synonyms: enfold, enwrap, swallow up To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round. (archaic or obsolete) To make (something) intricate; to complicate. (mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== envolve (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === involve (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “involve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === involve second-person singular present active imperative of involvō