Involve and Possess

Involve

Involve verb - To have as part of a whole.

Usage example: a tragic play usually involves a number of plot devices, including the hero's fatal flaw

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

Nearby Words: involvement, involving

Possess verb - To keep, control, or experience as one's own.

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Involve and possess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Involve" instead a verb "Possess".

person	involve person	possess person
people	involve people	possess people
kind	involve kind	possess kind
someone	involve someone	possess someone
Other words: amount, sort, form, characters, magic, humans, attacks, powers, weapons, animals, amounts.

Kamen Rider Double's forms that possess the Joker Memory have Finishing Moves that involve Double splitting in half vertically and striking the opponent with both halves.

Source: Detachment Combat
Kagerou Project: All of the main cast possess powers linked to their eyes, which involve the manipulation of other peoples' minds, or the extension of their own consciousness.

Source: Psychic Powers
Many puzzles in the game involve possessing the right person and using them to accomplish something, and you cannot possess dead people, so characters tend to respawn to prevent Unwinnable situations.

Source: Respawning Enemies

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