The Clue
Entail (7 letter answer)
The Answer
INVOLVE
Tags
Notes
The answer INVOLVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Absorb
Definition
INVOLVE as a verb:
1. (involve, affect, regard) = connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
2. engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
3. (imply, involve) = have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"
4. (necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand) = 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"
5. contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"
6. wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"
7. occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"
8. make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"