entail

To involve something as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence; to require.

• (no common derivatives in general use)

• entail risk
• entail costs
• what does it entail
• entail responsibility
• entail sacrifice

1. 1.The project will entail significant investment and at least two years of development. (require)
2. 2.She didn't fully understand what the role would entail until her first week on the job. (involve)

• involve/ɪnˈvɒlv/— to include as a necessary part — more common
• require/rɪˈkwaɪər/— to need
• necessitate/nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/— to make necessary — more formal

from Old French "entailler" (to cut into) — en- (in) + tailler (to cut) — originally a legal term for restricting inheritance