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involved definition

involved


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  involve 
 
  4  of  8  senses  of  involve 
 
  Sense  1 
  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  implicate 
 
  Sense  2 
  involve 
  =>  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in 
  =>  entangle,  mire 
 
  Sense  3 
  imply,  involve 
  =>  carry 
 
  Sense  4 
  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
  =>  claim,  take  exact 
  =>  govern 
  =>  draw 
  =>  cost 
  =>  cry  out  for  cry  for 
  =>  imply,  involve 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  involve 
 
  4  of  8  senses  of  involve 
 
  Sense  1 
  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  implicate 
 
  Sense  2 
  involve 
  =>  embroil,  tangle,  sweep,  sweep  up  drag,  drag  in 
  =>  entangle,  mire 
 
  Sense  3 
  imply,  involve 
  =>  carry 
 
  Sense  4 
  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
  =>  claim,  take  exact 
  =>  govern 
  =>  draw 
  =>  cost 
  =>  cry  out  for  cry  for 
  =>  imply,  involve 
  =>  carry 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  involve 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  involve 
 
  8  senses  of  involve 
 
  Sense  1 
  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
 
  Sense  2 
  involve 
  =>  admit  let  in  include 
 
  Sense  3 
  imply,  involve 
  =>  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
 
  Sense  4 
  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
 
  Sense  5 
  involve 
  =>  include 
 
  Sense  6 
  involve 
  =>  envelop,  enfold,  enwrap,  wrap,  enclose 
 
  Sense  7 
  involve 
  =>  absorb,  engross,  engage,  occupy 
 
  Sense  8 
  involve 
  =>  complicate,  refine,  rarify,  elaborate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  involve 
 
  involve  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  8) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  involve 
 
  Sense  1 
  involve,  affect,  regard 
  =>  refer,  pertain,  relate,  concern,  come  to  bear  on  touch,  touch  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  involve 
  =>  admit  let  in  include 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  imply,  involve 
  =>  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  necessitate,  ask  need  require,  take  involve,  call  for  demand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  involve 
  =>  include 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  involve 
  =>  envelop,  enfold,  enwrap,  wrap,  enclose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  involve 
  =>  absorb,  engross,  engage,  occupy 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  involve 
  =>  complicate,  refine,  rarify,  elaborate 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  involve 
 
  The  verb  involve  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (56)  involve,  affect,  regard  --  (connect  closely  and  often  incriminatingly;  "This  new  ruling  affects  your  business") 
  2.  (23)  involve  --  (engage  as  a  participant;  "Don't  involve  me  in  your  family  affairs!") 
  3.  (21)  imply,  involve  --  (have  as  a  necessary  feature  or  consequence;  entail;  "This  decision  involves  many  changes") 
  4.  (15)  necessitate,  ask  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") 
  5.  (7)  involve  --  (contain  as  a  part  "Dinner  at  Joe's  always  involves  at  least  six  courses") 
  6.  involve  --  (wrap;  "The  tower  was  involved  in  mist") 
  7.  involve  --  (occupy  or  engage  the  interest  of  "His  story  completely  involved  me  during  the  entire  afternoon") 
  8.  involve  --  (make  complex  or  intricate  or  complicated;  "The  situation  was  rather  involved") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  involved 
 
  The  adj  involved  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (32)  involved  --  (connected  by  participation  or  association  or  use  "we  accomplished  nothing,  simply  because  of  the  large  number  of  people  involved";  "the  problems  involved";  "the  involved  muscles";  "I  don't  want  to  get  involved";  "everyone  involved  in  the  bribery  case  has  been  identified") 
  2.  (3)  involved,  mired  --  (entangled  or  hindered  as  if  e.g.  in  mire;  "the  difficulties  in  which  the  question  is  involved";  "brilliant  leadership  mired  in  details  and  confusion") 
  3.  (1)  involved,  involved  with  --  (emotionally  involved) 
  4.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (highly  involved  or  intricate;  "the  Byzantine  tax  structure";  "convoluted  legal  language";  "convoluted  reasoning";  "intricate  needlework";  "an  intricate  labyrinth  of  refined  phraseology";  "the  plot  was  too  involved";  "a  knotty  problem";  "got  his  way  by  labyrinthine  maneuvering";  "Oh,  what  a  tangled  web  we  weave"-  Sir  Walter  Scott;  "tortuous  legal  procedures";  "tortuous  negotiations  lasting  for  months") 
  5.  involved  --  (enveloped;  "a  castle  involved  in  mist";  "the  difficulties  in  which  the  question  is  involved") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  involved 
 
  5  senses  of  involved 
 
  Sense  1 
  involved  (vs.  uninvolved) 
 
  uninvolved  (vs.  involved) 
  =>  unconcerned 
 
  Sense  2 
  involved,  mired 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  encumbered)  ->  unencumbered 
 
  Sense  3 
  involved,  involved  with(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  attached)  ->  unattached,  uncommitted 
 
  Sense  4 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  complex)  ->  simple 
 
  Sense  5 
  involved 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  enclosed)  ->  unenclosed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  involved 
 
  5  senses  of  involved 
 
  Sense  1 
  involved  (vs.  uninvolved) 
  =>  active,  participating 
  =>  caught  up(prenominal) 
  =>  concerned,  interested 
  =>  embroiled,  entangled 
  =>  engaged 
  =>  concerned,  implicated 
 
  Sense  2 
  involved,  mired 
  =>  encumbered  (vs.  unencumbered) 
 
  Sense  3 
  involved,  involved  with(prenominal) 
  =>  attached  (vs.  unattached),  committed 
 
  Sense  4 
  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
  =>  complex  (vs.  simple) 
 
  Sense  5 
  involved 
  =>  enclosed  (vs.  unenclosed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  involved 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  involved 
 
  involved  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  involved 
  involved 
  involved  with 
  self-involved 
  uninvolved 
 
  Overview  of  verb  involve 
 
  The  verb  involve  has  8  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (56)  involve,  affect,  regard  --  (connect  closely  and  often  incriminatingly;  "This  new  ruling  affects  your  business") 
  2.  (23)  involve  --  (engage  as  a  participant;  "Don't  involve  me  in  your  family  affairs!") 
  3.  (21)  imply,  involve  --  (have  as  a  necessary  feature  or  consequence;  entail;  "This  decision  involves  many  changes") 
  4.  (15)  necessitate,  ask  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") 
  5.  (7)  involve  --  (contain  as  a  part  "Dinner  at  Joe's  always  involves  at  least  six  courses") 
  6.  involve  --  (wrap;  "The  tower  was  involved  in  mist") 
  7.  involve  --  (occupy  or  engage  the  interest  of  "His  story  completely  involved  me  during  the  entire  afternoon") 
  8.  involve  --  (make  complex  or  intricate  or  complicated;  "The  situation  was  rather  involved") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  involved 
 
  The  adj  involved  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (32)  involved  --  (connected  by  participation  or  association  or  use  "we  accomplished  nothing,  simply  because  of  the  large  number  of  people  involved";  "the  problems  involved";  "the  involved  muscles";  "I  don't  want  to  get  involved";  "everyone  involved  in  the  bribery  case  has  been  identified") 
  2.  (3)  involved,  mired  --  (entangled  or  hindered  as  if  e.g.  in  mire;  "the  difficulties  in  which  the  question  is  involved";  "brilliant  leadership  mired  in  details  and  confusion") 
  3.  (1)  involved,  involved  with  --  (emotionally  involved) 
  4.  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous  --  (highly  involved  or  intricate;  "the  Byzantine  tax  structure";  "convoluted  legal  language";  "convoluted  reasoning";  "intricate  needlework";  "an  intricate  labyrinth  of  refined  phraseology";  "the  plot  was  too  involved";  "a  knotty  problem";  "got  his  way  by  labyrinthine  maneuvering";  "Oh,  what  a  tangled  web  we  weave"-  Sir  Walter  Scott;  "tortuous  legal  procedures";  "tortuous  negotiations  lasting  for  months") 
  5.  involved  --  (enveloped;  "a  castle  involved  in  mist";  "the  difficulties  in  which  the  question  is  involved") 



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