[in.volve] vt in.volved ; in.volv.ing [ME, to roll up, wrap, fr. L involvere, fr. in- + volvere to roll--more at voluble] (14c) 1 archaic: to enfold or envelop so as to encumber
2. a: to engage as a participant "workers involved in building a house" b: to oblige to take part "right of Congress to ~ the nation in war" c: to occupy (as oneself) absorbingly; esp: to commit (as oneself) emotionally "was involved with a married man"
3: to surround as if with a wrapping: envelop
4. a archaic: to wind, coil, or wreathe about b: to relate closely: connect
5. a: to have within or as part of itself: include b: to require as a necessary accompaniment: entail c: to have an effect on syn see include -- in.volve.ment n -- in.volv.er n