Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/May 19

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Word of the day
for May 19
involve v (transitive)
  1. To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
    1. (specifically) To include (something) as a logical or natural, or necessary component, or consequence or effect of something else; to entail, to imply.
  2. To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
    1. (specifically, also reflexive, chiefly passive voice) Chiefly followed by with: to engage (someone or oneself) in an emotional or sexual relationship.
  3. (figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.
  4. (archaic)
    1. To cover or envelop (something) completely; to hide, to surround.
    2. To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.
  5. (archaic or obsolete)
    1. To make (something) intricate; to complicate.
    2. (mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.
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