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| 1. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power | |
| Synonyms: | exponentiation | |
| Related terms: | mathematical_process | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction | |
| Related terms: | construction | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) | |
| Related terms: | organic_process | |
| 4. | [ noun ] sharing the activities of a group | |
| Synonyms: | participation involvement engagement | |
| Examples: | "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" |
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| Related terms: | non-engagement non-engagement non-engagement group_action intervention group_participation commitment participate enter involve | |
| 5. | [ noun ] marked by elaborately complex detail | |
| Synonyms: | elaboration intricacy elaborateness | |
| Related terms: | complexity complicate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the action of enfolding something | |
| Synonyms: | enfolding | |
| Related terms: | change_of_shape envelop | |
| Similar spelling: |
involute involuntary involucrate influential influent inflation involuntarily involucre inviolate influentially infliction inflection influenza influence |
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