engage

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engage Definition

• (v) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
• (v) engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
• (v) engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
• (v) ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I''m retaining a lawyer"
• (v) give to in marriage
• (v) get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
• (v) as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
• (v) as of aid, help, services, or support
• (v) engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let''s rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
• (v) keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

engage Synonyms

• absorb
• affiance
• betroth
• charter
• employ
• engage
• engross
• enlist
• hire
• lease
• lock
• mesh
• occupy
• operate
• plight
• prosecute
• pursue
• rent
• take
• wage