involve

/in-ˈvälv/

Middle English envolven, involven "to cloud (with obscurities), envelop (in darkness, vice), encumber, surround," borrowed from Latin involvere "to move by rolling, roll back on itself, enclose in a covering, wrap up" (Medieval Latin, "to envelop [in tears, shadows], engage in an affair or occupation, implicate, ensnare"), from in- + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round"

verb

  1. to engage as a participant

  2. to oblige to take part

  3. to occupy (someone, such as oneself) absorbingly; especially : to commit (someone) emotionally

workers involved in building a house

right of Congress to involve the nation in war

include comprehend embrace involve mean to contain within as part of the whole. include suggests the containment of something as a constituent, component, or subordinate part of a larger whole. comprehend implies that something comes within the scope of a statement or definition.

idiom

  1. to participate in

She involves herself in everything her children do.