v. contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"

v. relate to, as of cause and effect; "This therapy involves a lot of heavy radiation"

v. have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

v. connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

v. engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

v. 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"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

v. entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

v. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

v. prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

v. do away with