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Definition of entail in English: entailverb ɛnˈteɪlɪnˈteɪlˈɛnˌteɪl [with object]1Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. a situation which entails considerable risks Example sentencesExamples - This necessarily entails a continuous stream of new lies to compensate for the exposure of the old ones.
- The existence of the one necessarily entails the existence of the other.
- But a weak sense of the ‘public’ does not necessarily entail a strong sense of the ‘private’.
- It does not even necessarily entail a set of shared beliefs.
- I have said that this proposal would not necessarily entail any considerations of taxation levels.
- Thus, my contention is that the existence of uneven power relations does not necessarily entail the subordination and passivity of the ‘other’.
- It necessarily entails a certain degree of compromise on the part of the insurgents.
- Safeties need to know the entire defensive scheme, even though their jobs don't necessarily entail a lot of adjustments.
- The new system of logistic support for the Navy will inevitably entail considerable changes in the organizational and staff structure of bases and depots.
- Such practices do not necessarily entail intentional discrimination, but they provide a basis for legal action when the outcome is the exclusion of certain groups.
- If the debate about the post-Cold War structure was about the relevance of the balance of power in general, it was also specifically focused on the nature of the resultant polarity, and the consequences for stability entailed by it.
- It entails an involved series of exchanges that verify the integrity of every downstream device attached to the repeater.
- And I think that cleaning up from drugs necessarily entails a revaluation of the spiritual facet of yourself.
- Yet a rejection of the present does not necessarily entail a desired return to a more stable - that is, colonial - moment in Ireland's past.
- As the mother is an innocent bystander in the endeavour her involvement entails only risk.
- Rural life is badly suited to non-agricultural production, so economic development necessarily entails the progressive urbanization of the population.
- The evolution of swordfighting martial arts hero into gun-toting gangster must necessarily entail a new concept in production design.
- Economic efficiency did not necessarily entail the development of large, capital-intensive factories, for towns themselves were highly effective economic units.
- High bypass criteria necessarily entails a high degree of risk, as we saw today.
- Whether the abandonment of the dialectics of nature necessarily entails the abandonment of the materialist conception of history, as Monod seemed to think, seems quite a different matter.
Synonyms necessitate, make necessary, require, need, demand, call for presuppose, assume, warrant, be grounds for involve, mean, imply cause, bring about, produce, result in, end in, culminate in, finish in, terminate in, lead to, give rise to, occasion, engender, generate, prompt, effect, evoke, elicit, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke - 1.1Logic Have as a logically necessary consequence.
Example sentencesExamples - Because these are one and all reflective judgments, they entail neither a theoretical nor a practical conclusion as to what might be behind these purposes.
- Most of us think we can always enlarge our knowledge base by accepting things that are entailed by things we know.
- What is entailed by a necessary fact is itself necessary, however.
- Indeed, strictly speaking, no such information will ever logically entail that there is an external world, in anything like the way we normally imagine.
- The last four predicates are equivalent, so they entail the same predicates and are entailed by the same predicates.
2Law 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 Example sentencesExamples - Within the inalienability of entailed real property was concealed the conversion of Parliamentary seats into a cash value.
- Fortunes then were large and permanent since they were entailed and in fact the younger branches of the family never married.
- 2.1archaic Cause to experience or possess (something) permanently or inescapably.
I cannot get rid of the disgrace which you have entailed upon us
noun ɛnˈteɪlɪnˈteɪlˈɛnˌteɪl Law 1A limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations. the damage being done in England by entails mass noun landed property was governed by primogeniture and entail Example sentencesExamples - In Prussia, or Spain before 1836, perpetual entails prevented the break-up of large estates.
- The greater aristocracy built up their estates, often in several counties, and protected them from the follies of spendthrift heirs by the entail or strict settlement.
- One form of old settlement was regarded by the Law Commission as inappropriate in modern law and cannot now be created in any form: that settlement is the entail.
- 1.1 A property bequeathed under an entail.
the spinning mills were not part of the entail
Origin Late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail): from en-1, in-2 'into' + Old French taille 'notch, tax' (see tail2). Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale Definition of entail in US English: entailverbˈɛnˌteɪl [with object]1Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence. a situation that entails considerable risks Example sentencesExamples - It necessarily entails a certain degree of compromise on the part of the insurgents.
- The new system of logistic support for the Navy will inevitably entail considerable changes in the organizational and staff structure of bases and depots.
- The existence of the one necessarily entails the existence of the other.
- The evolution of swordfighting martial arts hero into gun-toting gangster must necessarily entail a new concept in production design.
- As the mother is an innocent bystander in the endeavour her involvement entails only risk.
- Rural life is badly suited to non-agricultural production, so economic development necessarily entails the progressive urbanization of the population.
- If the debate about the post-Cold War structure was about the relevance of the balance of power in general, it was also specifically focused on the nature of the resultant polarity, and the consequences for stability entailed by it.
- Economic efficiency did not necessarily entail the development of large, capital-intensive factories, for towns themselves were highly effective economic units.
- This necessarily entails a continuous stream of new lies to compensate for the exposure of the old ones.
- It does not even necessarily entail a set of shared beliefs.
- Such practices do not necessarily entail intentional discrimination, but they provide a basis for legal action when the outcome is the exclusion of certain groups.
- Yet a rejection of the present does not necessarily entail a desired return to a more stable - that is, colonial - moment in Ireland's past.
- High bypass criteria necessarily entails a high degree of risk, as we saw today.
- It entails an involved series of exchanges that verify the integrity of every downstream device attached to the repeater.
- I have said that this proposal would not necessarily entail any considerations of taxation levels.
- But a weak sense of the ‘public’ does not necessarily entail a strong sense of the ‘private’.
- Thus, my contention is that the existence of uneven power relations does not necessarily entail the subordination and passivity of the ‘other’.
- Whether the abandonment of the dialectics of nature necessarily entails the abandonment of the materialist conception of history, as Monod seemed to think, seems quite a different matter.
- Safeties need to know the entire defensive scheme, even though their jobs don't necessarily entail a lot of adjustments.
- And I think that cleaning up from drugs necessarily entails a revaluation of the spiritual facet of yourself.
Synonyms necessitate, make necessary, require, need, demand, call for - 1.1Logic Have as a logically necessary consequence.
Example sentencesExamples - What is entailed by a necessary fact is itself necessary, however.
- The last four predicates are equivalent, so they entail the same predicates and are entailed by the same predicates.
- Most of us think we can always enlarge our knowledge base by accepting things that are entailed by things we know.
- Indeed, strictly speaking, no such information will ever logically entail that there is an external world, in anything like the way we normally imagine.
- Because these are one and all reflective judgments, they entail neither a theoretical nor a practical conclusion as to what might be behind these purposes.
2Law Settle the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular group, usually one family. her father's estate was entailed on a cousin Example sentencesExamples - Within the inalienability of entailed real property was concealed the conversion of Parliamentary seats into a cash value.
- Fortunes then were large and permanent since they were entailed and in fact the younger branches of the family never married.
- 2.1archaic Cause to experience or possess in a way perceived as permanent or inescapable.
I cannot get rid of the disgrace that you have entailed upon us
nounˈɛnˌteɪl Law 1A settlement of the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that it remains within a family or other group. Example sentencesExamples - One form of old settlement was regarded by the Law Commission as inappropriate in modern law and cannot now be created in any form: that settlement is the entail.
- In Prussia, or Spain before 1836, perpetual entails prevented the break-up of large estates.
- The greater aristocracy built up their estates, often in several counties, and protected them from the follies of spendthrift heirs by the entail or strict settlement.
- 1.1 A property that is bequeathed under such conditions.
Origin Late Middle English (referring to settlement of property; formerly also as intail): from en-, in- ‘into’ + Old French taille ‘notch, tax’ (see tail). |