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involved (adj.)
"complicated," 1640s, past-participle adjective from involve. Earlier it meant "spirally curved" (1610s).
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involve (v.)
late 14c., "envelop, surround; make cloudy or obscure," from Old French involver and directly from Latin involvere "envelop, surround, overwhelm," literally "roll into," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + volvere "to roll," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve." Mid-15c. as "concern oneself." Sense of "take in, include" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Involved; Involving.
Obscurest night involved the sky,
The Atlantic billows roared,
[Cowper, "The Castaway"]
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Definitions of involved from WordNet
involved (adj.)
connected by participation or association or use;
I don't want to get involved
everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified
we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved
the involved muscles
the problems involved
involved (adj.)
entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire;
the difficulties in which the question is involved
Synonyms: mired
involved (adj.)
emotionally involved;
involved (adj.)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott;
the plot was too involved
involved (adj.)
enveloped;
a castle involved in mist
the difficulties in which the question is involved
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