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entail
[en-teyl, en-teyl, en-teyl]
verb (used with object)
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence.
a loss entailing no regret.
to impose as a burden.
Success entails hard work.
Law.to limit the passage of (real estate) to a specified line of heirs, so that it cannot be transferred or bequeathed to anyone else.
Law.to cause (anything) to descend to a fixed series of possessors.
noun
the act of entailing.
Law.the state of being entailed.
any predetermined order of succession, as to an office.
Law.something that is entailed, as an estate.
Law.the rule of descent settled for an estate.
entail
/ ɪˈٱɪ /
verb
to bring about or impose by necessity; have as a necessary consequence
this task entails careful thought
property law to restrict (the descent of an estate) to a designated line of heirs
logic to have as a necessary consequence
noun
property law
the restriction imposed by entailing an estate
an estate that has been entailed
Other 51Թ Forms
- entailer noun
- entailment noun
- preentail verb (used with object)
- ˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of entail1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of entail1
Example Sentences
The Dodgers saw another side of Ohtani on Monday in their 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres, but that entailed more than him taking the mound and throwing a couple of 100-mph fastballs.
There are hard lines of propriety between Fox and the rest of the world, and despite — or perhaps because of — that, Oates makes plain that seduction, narrative and instruction each entail the exercise of power.
What resonates instead is fire and all that it entails — the burning forest and the hard, mind-numbing work of the Hotshots.
The rest of the world, recognizing that fascism entails projection, might now wish to consider their own security.
I had no concept of what being on a show that immediately takes off entails and what that feels like.
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Related 51Թs
- bring about
- call for
- encompass
- involve
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- necessitate
- require
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