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involve Meaning & Definition

What Does Involve Mean?

Involve is used as a verb meaning To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. It can also mean To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide.

Quick Facts About Involve

Part of speechverb
Synonymsregard, necessitate and affect
Antonymsobviate, eliminate and rid of

Involve Definition (Verb)

  1. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
  2. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide.

    to involve in darkness or obscurity

  3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
  4. To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
  5. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
  6. To envelop, enfold, entangle.

    He's involved in the crime.

  7. To engage (someone) to participate in a task.

    By getting involved in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.

  8. To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times.

    a quantity involved to the third or fourth power

Synonyms of Involve

Involve synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Involve

Involve in a Sentence

to involve in darkness or obscurity

He's involved in the crime.

By getting involved in her local community, Mary met lots of people and also helped make it a nicer place to live.

a quantity involved to the third or fourth power

Words That Rhyme With Involve

Involve: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is involve?

Involve is a verb.

What is another word for involve?

You can replace involve with words such as regard, necessitate and affect. See the full list of involve synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of involve?

The opposite of involve can be expressed with words like obviate, eliminate and rid of.

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