vverb.stativeconnect closely and often incriminatinglySynset:affect regard
Examples:- This new ruling affects your business
Derivationally Related Form:involvementregard
Hypernyms:bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
Inherited Hypernyms:involverefer
Direct Hyponyms:implicate
Full Troponyms:implicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.stativeengage as a participantExamples:- Don't involve me in your family affairs!
Derivationally Related Form:involvementinvolution
Hypernyms:admit include let in
Inherited Hypernyms:involveadmitpermitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:dragdrag inembroilentanglemiresweepsweep uptangle
Full Troponyms:embroilentangle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.stativehave as a necessary featureSynset:imply
Examples:- This decision involves many changes
Derivationally Related Form:implicationinvolvement
Hypernyms:feature have
Inherited Hypernyms:implyhave
Direct Hyponyms:carry
Full Troponyms:carry
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativerequire as useful, just, or properSynset:ask call for demand necessitate need postulate require take
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:obviate
Derivationally Related Form:requirementnecessitydemandneed
Inherited Hypernyms:necessitate
Direct Hyponyms:claimcompelcostcry forcry out fordrawexactgoverntake
Full Troponyms:claimcompelcostcry out fordrawgovern
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | It ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: necessitate, require) | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE (apply to: require) | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: need)
vverb.stativecontain as a partExamples:- Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses
Hypernyms:include
Inherited Hypernyms:involveinclude
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionoccupy or engage the interest ofExamples:- His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon
Derivationally Related Form:involvement
Hypernyms:absorb engage engross occupy
Inherited Hypernyms:involveabsorbinterestarousemake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.changemake complex or intricate or complicatedExamples:- The situation was rather involved
Hypernyms:complicate elaborate rarify refine
Inherited Hypernyms:involvecomplicatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something