Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)involve, affect, regardconnect closely and often incriminatingly“This new ruling affects your business” (v)involveengage as a participant“Don't involve me in your family affairs!” (v)imply, involvehave as a necessary feature“This decision involves many changes” (v)necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandrequire as useful, just, or proper“It takes nerve to do what she did”,
“success usually requires hard work”,
“This job asks a lot of patience and skill”,
“This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”,
“This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”,
“This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent” (v)involvecontain as a part“Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses” (v)involveoccupy or engage the interest of“His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon” (v)involvemake complex or intricate or complicated“The situation was rather involved”