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    entail
    /ɪnˈteɪl/

    verb

    • 1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: "a situation which entails considerable risks"
    • 2. limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group: "her father's estate was entailed on a cousin"

    noun

    • 1. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations: "the damage being done in England by entails"

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  2. ENTAIL definition: 1. to make something necessary, or to involve something: 2. to make something necessary, or to…. Learn more.

  3. 1. : to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result. the project will entail considerable expense. 2. : to restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof. 3. a.

  4. To entail is to involve. A job at a movie theater might entail sweeping popcorn off the floor, probably because watching a movie entails eating popcorn in the dark. It’s a small price to pay! The word entail, which comes from Latin, is connected to the idea of preconditions.

  5. Entail definition: to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence. See examples of ENTAIL used in a sentence.

  6. to make something necessary, or to involve something: Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk. [ + -ing verb ] Repairing the roof will entail spend ing a lot of money. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being based on or depending on something. -based. as the case may be phrase. base something on something. bases. basis.

  7. verb. If one thing entails another, it involves it or causes it. [formal] Such a decision would entail a huge political risk. [VERB noun] The changed outlook entails higher economic growth than was previously assumed. [VERB noun] The job of a choreologist entails teaching the performance of dance movements. [V -ing]

  8. 1. a. The act of entailing, especially property. b. The state of being entailed. 2. An entailed estate. 3. A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office. 4. Something transmitted as if by unalterable inheritance.

  9. Definition of entail verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Entail definition: To have, impose, or require as a necessary accompaniment or consequence.

  11. ENTAIL definition: to involve something: . Learn more.