entail

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪnˈteɪl/ UK /ɪnˈteɪl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to involve something as a necessary consequence

The job entails a great deal of travel.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to involve something as a... involve require necessitate occasion impose cause demand

Opposites

exclude preclude

Word family

Derived forms entailmententailer

Related forms tail detail retail tailor

Etymology

From Middle English entailen, from en- ('in') + taile ('cut, limitation'), from Old French taillier ('to cut'), from Late Latin taliare ('to split'), from Latin talea ('cutting, rod').

taillier Old French talea Latin

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process

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# entail

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈteɪl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈteɪl/

## Meanings
1. to involve something as a necessary consequence

## Examples
- The job entails a great deal of travel.

## Synonyms
- involve
- require
- necessitate
- occasion
- impose
- cause
- demand

## Antonyms
- exclude
- preclude

## Derived Forms
- entailment
- entailer

## Related Forms
- tail
- detail
- retail
- tailor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: taillier
- Root: talea

## Etymology
From Middle English entailen, from en- ('in') + taile ('cut, limitation'), from Old French taillier ('to cut'), from Late Latin taliare ('to split'), from Latin talea ('cutting, rod').

## AI Etymology
Entail is from Middle English entailen, from en- ('in') + taile ('cut, limitation'), from Old French taillier ('to cut'), from Late Latin taliare ('to split'), from Latin talea ('cutting, rod'). In present-day use, it means to involve something as a necessary consequence. Derived formations include entailment and entailer. Related vocabulary includes tail, detail, retail, and tailor.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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