to involve a nation in war

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• involve — transitive verb (involved; involving) Etymology: Middle English, to roll up, wrap, from Latin involvere, from in + volvere to roll more at voluble Date: 14th century 1. archaic to enfold or envelop so as to encumber 2. a. to engage as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• involve — involvement, n. involver, n. /in volv /, v.t., involved, involving. 1. to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work. 2. to engage or employ. 3. to affect, as… …   Universalium

• War — • In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. War     War …   Catholic encyclopedia

• War World — is a series of collaborative science fiction books set in the CoDominium universe of Jerry Pournelle, some novels co authored by Larry Niven and S. M. Stirling. It consists of five short story collections by various authors and two novels. Most… …   Wikipedia

• involve — 1 *entangle, enmesh Analogous words: complicate (see complicated under COMPLEX): confuse, confound, *mistake: perplex, mystify, nonplus, *puzzle 2 comprehend, embrace, *include, imply, subsume Analogous words: import, *mean, sign …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• War against Islam — (also War on Islam, or Attack on Islam) is a critical term used to describe a perceived campaign to harm, weaken or even annihilate the religion of Islam, using military, economic, social and cultural means. The campaign is alleged to be waged by …   Wikipedia

• War on Terrorism — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War on Terrorism caption=U.S. Soldiers boarding a CH 47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda in the Shahi Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. date=October 7 2001cite web… …   Wikipedia

• War on Drugs — For other uses, see War on Drugs (disambiguation). As part of the War on Drugs , the U.S. gives hundreds of millions of dollars per year of military aid to Colombia, which is used to combat leftist guerrilla groups such as FARC, who have been… …   Wikipedia

• War in Darfur — Situation in Darfur redirects here. For the criminal investigation started by the International Criminal Court see International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur, Sudan. Conflict in Darfur Date 2003–2009[1]/2010 …   Wikipedia

• War in North-West Pakistan — Infobox War caption=District map of NWFP and FATA. conflict=War in North West Pakistan partof= the War on Terrorism date=March 2004 ndash;ongoing place=Federally Administered Tribal Areas and North West Frontier Province in Pakistan… …   Wikipedia

• Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War — Australian involvement in the Vietnam War Part of the Vietnam War …   Wikipedia