in·volve
(ĭn-vŏlv)Share: in·volvein·volvetr.v. in·volved, in·volv·ing, in·volves1.a. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail: was told that the job would involve travel.b. To relate to or affect: The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.c. To cause to burn; spread to: The blaze involved the house next door.2.a. To engage as a participant; embroil: The bystanders got involved in a dispute with the police.b. To show to be a participant; connect or implicate: evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.c. To engage (oneself) in a love affair: was involved with a colleague at work.3. To occupy or engage the interest of: a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.4. To wrap; envelop: a castle that was involved in mist.5. Archaic To wind or coil about.[Middle English involven, from Latin involvere, to enwrap : in-, in; see IN-2 + volvere, to roll, turn; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]in·volvement n.in·volver n.