involve

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τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόνwhat is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful

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verb transitive

envelop: P. and V. περιβάλλειν.

implicate: P. συγκαταπιμπλάναι; see implicate.

involve in ruin: P. συμφορᾷ περιβάλλειν.

persuasive enough to involve them oven yet in some mischief: V. πιθανὸς ἔτ' αὐτοὺς περιβαλεῖν κακῷ τινί (Euripides, Orestes 906).

wherefore he involved all in one ruin: V. τοιγὰρ συνῆψε πάντας ἐς μιὰν βλάβην (Euripides, Bacchae 1304).

you, unhappy city, are involved in their ruin: V. σύ τ' ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Euripides, Phoenissae 884).

involve the city in disgrace: P. αἰσχύνην τῇ πόλει περιάπτειν (Plato, apol. 35A).

entangle: P. and V. ἐμπλέκειν.

complicate: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.

comprise: P. and V. ἔχειν.

involve disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνην φέρω, αἰσχύνην φέρειν.

mentioning all the advantages that are involved in the repulse of an enemy: P. λέγων ὅσα ἐν τῷ τοὺς πολεμίους ἀμύνεσθαι ἀγαθὰ ἔνεστι (Thuc. 2, 43).

involved in, implicated in (guilt, etc.): P. and V. μεταίτιος (Plato) (gen.), συναίτιος (gen.), κοινωνός (gen.), μέτοχος (gen.).

be involved in, have happen to one: P. and V. συνεῖναι (dat.), συνέχεσθαι (dat.), ἐμπλέκεσθαι (ἐν, dat.), P. συνίστασθαι (dat.), προσέχεσθαι (dat.). V. προσζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), συζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), ἐνζεύγνυσθαι (dat.), ἐγκεῖσθαι (dat.).