involve vs govern

involve and govern both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
involve	No	No	Yes	No
govern	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, govern is a hyponym of involve; that is, govern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than involve:

Other hyponyms of involve include claim, exact, take, draw, cost, cry for, cry out for, compel.

involve (verb)	govern (verb)
make complex or intricate or complicated	exercise authority over; as of nations
occupy or engage the interest of	direct or strongly influence the behavior of
have as a necessary feature	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
connect closely and often incriminatingly	require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
contain as a part
engage as a participant
require as useful, just, or proper