entail — See involve, entail … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
involve — See involve, entail … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
entail — en·tail 1 /in tāl/ vt [Middle English entaillen, from en , causative prefix + taille restriction on inheritance see tail]: to make (an estate in real property) a fee tail: limit the descent of (real property) by restricting inheritance to… … Law dictionary
involve — I (implicate) verb accuse, ally, associate, blame, brand, bring accusation, bring charges, cast a slur on, charge, connect, consociate, continere, criminate, delate, denounce, draw in, entangle, incriminate, inculpate, interconnect, interrelate,… … Law dictionary
entail — [v] require; result in bring about, call for, cause, demand, encompass, entangle, evoke, give rise to, impose, involve, lead to, necessitate, occasion, require, tangle; concepts 242,646 … New thesaurus
entail — ► VERB 1) involve (something) as an inevitable part or consequence. 2) Law settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that it remains within a family. ► NOUN Law ▪ an instance of entailing property. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
entail — [en tāl′, intāl′] vt. [ME entailen < en , in + taile, talie, an agreement < OFr taillié, pp. of taillier, to cut: see TAILOR] 1. Law to limit the inheritance of (real property) to a specific line or class of heirs 2. to cause or require as… … English World dictionary
involve — [v] draw in; include absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook,… … New thesaurus
involve — [in välv′, invôlv′] vt. involved, involving [ME involven < L involvere < in , in + volvere, to roll: see WALK] 1. Archaic to enfold or envelop as in a wrapping [fog involved the shoreline] 2. Obs. to wind spirally; coil up 3. to make… … English World dictionary
entail — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English entailen, entaillen, from 1en + taile, taille limitation more at tail Date: 14th century 1. to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner s lineal descendants or to a particular class … New Collegiate Dictionary
