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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Involved (); p. pr. & vb. n.Involving.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in- in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See Voluble, and cf. Involute.] 1. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine. Some of serpent kind . . . involved Their snaky folds. Milton. 2. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to involve in darkness or obscurity. And leave a singd bottom all involved With stench and smoke. Milton. 3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure. "Involved discourses." Locke. 4. To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply. He knows His end with mine involved. Milton. The contrary necessarily involves a contradiction. Tillotson. 5. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge. [R.] The gathering number, as it moves along, Involves a vast involuntary throng. Pope. Earth with hell To mingle a スポンサード リンク
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