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

Synonym(s): affect, regard

Hypernym(s): refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch, touch_on, have_to_do_with

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

Hypernym(s): admit, let_in, include

· have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many changes"

Synonym(s): imply

Hypernym(s): have, feature

· 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"

Synonym(s): necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, call_for, demand

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

Hypernym(s): include

· occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"

Hypernym(s): absorb, engross, engage, occupy

· make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"

Hypernym(s): complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate