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INVOLVED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emotionally involved
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Similar:
attached; committed (associated in an exclusive sexual relationship)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire
Example:
brilliant leadership mired in details and confusion
Synonyms:
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encumbered (loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Connected by participation or association or use
Example:
everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified
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Adjectives
Similar:
active; participating (taking part in an activity)
caught up (having become involved involuntarily)
concerned; interested (involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in)
embroiled; entangled (deeply involved especially in something complicated)
engaged (involved in military hostilities)
concerned; implicated (culpably involved)
neck-deep; up to her neck; up to his neck; up to my neck; up to our necks; up to their necks; up to your neck (deeply involved)
Antonym:
uninvolved (not involved)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Enveloped
Example:
the difficulties in which the question is involved
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Adjectives
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enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Example:
tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Synonyms:
Byzantine; convoluted; involved; knotty; tangled; tortuous
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Adjectives
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb involve
Context examples:
Aberrant expression of the gene may be involved in leukemia relapse.
(ABTB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Consider what is involved by your theory.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This gene is involved in bile metabolism.
(ABCC3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, is involved in multispecific organic anion transport.
(ABCC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Previous research has shown that GSLs are common in the cells that comprise the uppermost layer of the skin, and also in cells involved in pigmentation of the eyes, skin and hair.
(New Experimental Drug Reverses Hair Loss, Skin Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
As the FUS protein condenses (from droplets to gel) it captures RNA and transfers it to remote parts of the neuron that are involved in making connections (known as synapses) with other neurons.
(Mechanism behind neuron death in motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia discovered, University of Cambridge)
A type of bacteria involved in gum disease could play a role in the development of Alzheimer's, according to a new research.
(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
People with Parkinson’s disease lose the cells involved in movement (dopamine neurons) and accumulate a protein called alpha-synuclein in their brains.
(Molecule may impact Gaucher, Parkinson’s disease, NIH)
The researchers worked out the chemical pathways and thermodynamics involved in multiple scenarios on Earth to see if they could produce enough energy to turn phosphorous into phosphine.
(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The RIPK1 gene encodes for the RIPK1 protein, which is involved in the body’s response to inflammation and programmed cell death.
(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)
