involve
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈvɒlv/
verb
- have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result: my job involves a lot of travelling a bill proposing harsher penalties for crimes involving firearms and drugs
- cause to participate in an activity or situation: an opportunity to involve as many people as possible in all aspects of music-making
- (be/get involved) be or become occupied or engrossed in something: her husband had been very involved in his work
- (be involved) be engaged in an emotional or personal relationship: Angela told me she was involved with someone else
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses 'enfold' and 'entangle'; formerly also as envolve): from Latin involvere, from in- 'into' + volvere 'to roll'