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Involve

verb

(past & past part. involved; pres. part. involving)

Connect closely and often incriminatingly. Synonyms: affect, regard.

Engage as a participant.

Have as a necessary feature. Synonym: imply.

Require as useful, just, or proper. Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take. "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"

Contain as a part.

Occupy or engage the interest of.

Make complex or intricate or complicated.

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