involve (
http://definr.com/involve)
v 1: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
affects your business" [syn:
affect,
regard]
2: engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family
affairs!"
3: have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This
decision involves many changes" [syn:
imply]
4: 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" [syn:
necessitate,
ask,
need,
require,
take,
call for,
demand] [ant:
obviate]
5: contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least
six courses"
6: wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"
7: occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely
involved me during the entire afternoon"
8: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was
rather involved"