1. (

• involve ,
• affect ,
• regard

) connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" ;

2. (

• involve ,

) engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" ;

3. (

• imply ,
• involve

) have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes" ;

4. (

• necessitate ,
• ask ,
• postulate ,
• need ,
• require ,
• take ,
• involve ,
• call_for ,
• demand

) require 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" ;

5. (

• involve ,

) contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" ;

6. (

• involve

) occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon" ;

7. (

• involve

) make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" ;