concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

implicate - bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"

let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

drag in, embroil, sweep up, tangle, drag, sweep - force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"

entangle, mire - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"

carry - be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"

exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job"

cry for, cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"

involve, imply - have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"

enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

engage, engross, occupy, absorb - engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

rarify, refine, complicate, elaborate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"