English

Etymology
From L. involvere.

Verb
en-verb|involv|ing

1. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
2. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity.
3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
4. To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
5. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
6. To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve a person in debt or misery.
7. To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb.
8. mathematics To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power.
9. Status: involved

Synonyms
to imply
include
implicate
complicate
entangle
embarrass
overwhelm

See also
involver
voluble
involute

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Synonyms)
trans-top|to roll
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trans-top|To envelop completely
trans-mid
Portuguese: envolver
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trans-top|To complicate or make intricate
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trans-top|To connect with something
trans-mid
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trans-top|To take in
trans-mid
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trans-top|To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass
trans-mid
Portuguese: envolver
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trans-top|To engage thoroughly
trans-mid
Portuguese: envolver
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trans-top|(Mathematics): To raise to any assigned power
trans-mid
Portuguese: elevar
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References
R:1913

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