Direct and Involve

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Involve and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Involve" instead a verb "Direct".

Involve verb - To be the business or affair of.

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Direct and involve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Involve".

Nearby Words: involvement, involving

fire	direct fire	involve fire
man	direct man	involve man
people	direct people	involve people
someone	direct someone	involve someone
Other words: team, series, bit, war, player, powers, members.

The sobriquet comes from the fact that Adam's solutions to the various challenges the hosts face tend to involve the most direct solutions, brute force, or both.

Source: Series / Top Gear (US)
The cat's way of enticing a human to do something does not involve much direct eye contact at all — they purr and rub their heads/bodies against you or nearby objects.

Source: Puppy Dog Eyes / Real Life
The few times he's appeared as an actor in films he didn't direct have also tended to involve violent deaths.

Source: Chronically Killed Actor

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