English → Latin
“involve” in Latin
implicōto entangle, entwine; to infold, envelop, encircle; to embraceimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrassillaqueōto ensnare; to entangle, entrapilligōto attach, fasten, bind, tie on
The English word involve itself goes back to Latin volvō, through involvere.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
involve
involvere aliquid aliqua re (not aliquid in aliqua re: also used figuratively, but not in the notion of containing anything undeveloped; for which use inesse in aliqua re; contineri aliqua re): implicare or impedire (of involving in what embarrasses, etc.; PROP. and figuratively, aliqua re): illaqueare (figuratively) in aliqua re. To involve anybody in dangers, aliquem periculis illaqueare; in war, aliquem bello implicare: to be involved in a war, bello implicari or illigari; bello implicitum, illigatum, or occupatum esse: with anybody, bellum gerere cum aliquo: to be involved in a lawsuit, lite implicari; in causam deduci; with anybody, lites habere cum aliquo: in disagreeable business, molestis negotiis implicari: to involve one’s self in anything, implicari or se impedire aliqua re (PROP. and figuratively); se illaqueare aliqua re (figuratively); se immiscere alicui rei: to be involved in debt, aere alieno obrutum, oppressum, or demersum esse: to involve a contradiction, inter se pugnare, repugnare, discrepare, vr dissidere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for involve?
- The usual Latin words for “involve” are implicō, impediō, illaqueō; also illigō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.