involve

English

/ɪnˈvɒlv/, /ɪnˈvɑlv/

verb
Definitions
  • (archaic) To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
  • (archaic) To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide.
  • To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
  • (archaic) To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
  • To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
  • To envelop, enfold, entangle.
  • To engage (someone) to participate in a task.
  • (mathematics) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involvō.

Origin

Latin

involvō

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