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entail
[ verb en-teyl; noun 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
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٲ· noun
- ·ٲ·Գ noun
- ··ٲ verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of entail1
Word History and Origins
Origin of entail1
Example Sentences
Kardashian didn’t share details of what “going ballistic” entailed, but it’s probably a safe bet she didn’t get bloody knuckles from knocking on the motel-room door.
That means moving in a Masters-like manner, which around here entails operating so quietly and efficiently that changes seem to magically appear.
The exhilaration I came to experience entailed a fair amount of exasperation.
While trail restoration entails abating nuisances like poodle-dog from the pathway, it’s not always feasible to banish it entirely from the area.
“It entailed the two of them educating each other in the art of songwriting and doing so from scratch,” Leslie writes.
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