involved; involving
Definition of involve
1a
: to engage as a participant
workers involved in building a house
b
: to oblige to take part
right of Congress to involve the nation in war
c
: to occupy (someone, such as oneself) absorbingly
especially
: to commit (someone) emotionally
was involved with a married man
2a
: to have within or as part of itself : include
b
: to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail
c
: affect entry 1
the cancer involved the lymph nodes
3
: to relate closely : connect
4
: to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop
5
archaic
: to enfold or envelop so as to encumber
6
archaic
: to wind, coil, or wreathe about
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The first known use of involve was in the 14th century
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