INVOLVE

transitive verb (~d; involving) see: voluble Date: 14th century to enfold or envelop so as to encumber, 2. to engage as a participant , to oblige to take part , to occupy (as oneself) absorbingly, to surround as if with a wrapping ; envelop , 4. to wind, coil, or wreathe about, to relate closely ; connect , 5. to have within or as part of itself ; include , to require as a necessary accompaniment ; entail , affect III , see: include ~ment noun ~r noun