Synonyms:
involve, affect, regard
Meaning: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
Synonyms:
involve
Meaning: engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
Synonyms:
imply, involve
Meaning: have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes"
Synonyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
involve
Meaning: contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
Usage examples
But what does that truth involve for me?
Our separation did not involve its destruction.
If that huge revolving pillar sloped down, it would involve us in its whirling eddies.
Thus, acquaintance with a thing does not involve knowledge of its 'nature' in the above sense.
"That is difficult to say, Cyrus," answered the reporter, "for any imprudence might involve terrible consequences.
However, the foregoing ceremonies are religious rather than magical, since they involve an appeal to the compassion of higher powers.
For instance, the reason for the non--existence of a square circle is indicated in its nature, namely, because it would involve a contradiction.
Nevertheless, when the arguments in support of it are carefully examined, they appear to involve much confusion and many unwarrantable assumptions.
'Were my life in question, instead of my honesty, I would not wish to involve you, or any body, in the least difficulty, for so worthless a poor creature.
But, alas! my child, what can we do for you?--To partake our hard lot, and involve yourself into as hard a life, would not help us, but add to your afflictions.