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Engage

see synonyms of engage

Verb

1. engage, prosecute, pursue

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Example Sentences:
'She pursued many activities'
'They engaged in a discussion'

2. absorb, engage, engross, occupy

consume all of one's attention or time

Example Sentences:
'Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely'

3. employ, engage, hire

engage or hire for work

Example Sentences:
'They hired two new secretaries in the department'
'How many people has she employed?'

4. engage

ask to represent; of legal counsel

Example Sentences:
'I'm retaining a lawyer'

5. affiance, betroth, engage, plight

give to in marriage

6. engage

get caught

Example Sentences:
'make sure the gear is engaged'

7. engage, wage

carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

Example Sentences:
'Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe'

8. engage, enlist

hire for work or assistance

Example Sentences:
'engage aid, help, services, or support'

9. charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take

engage for service under a term of contract

Example Sentences:
'We took an apartment on a quiet street'
'Let's rent a car'
'Shall we take a guide in Rome?'

10. engage, lock, mesh, operate

keep engaged

Example Sentences:
'engaged the gears'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Engage

see synonyms of engage
verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to secure the services of; employ
2. 
to secure for use; reserve
engage a room
3. 
to involve (a person or his or her attention) intensely; engross; occupy
4. 
to attract (the affection) of (a person)
her innocence engaged him
5. 
to draw (somebody) into conversation
6. (intransitive)
to take part; participate
he engages in many sports
7. 
to promise (to do something)
8. (also intr) military
to begin an action with (an enemy)
9. 
to bring (a mechanism) into operation
he engaged the clutch
10. (also intr)
to undergo or cause to undergo interlocking, as of the components of a driving mechanism, such as a gear train
11. machinery
to locate (a locking device) in its operative position or to advance (a tool) into a workpiece to commence cutting
adjective
(of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideology

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Engage

see synonyms of engage
verb transitiveWord forms: enˈgaged or enˈgaging
1.  Obsolete
to give or assign as security for a debt, etc.
2. 
to bind (oneself) by a promise; pledge; specif. (now only in the passive), to bind by a promise of marriage; betroth
he is engaged to Ann
3. 
to arrange for the services of; hire; employ
to engage a lawyer
4. 
to arrange for the use of; reserve
to engage a hotel room
5. 
to draw into; involve
to engage him in conversation
6. 
to attract and hold (the attention, etc.)
7. 
to employ or keep busy; occupy
reading engages his spare time
8. 
to enter into conflict with (the enemy)
9. 
a. 
to interlock with or cause to come into frictional driving contact with
b. 
to mesh together
engage the gears
10.  Obsolete
to entangle; ensnare
verb intransitive
11. 
to pledge oneself; promise; undertake; agree
to engage to do something
12. 
to occupy or involve oneself; take part; be active
to engage in dramatics
13. 
to enter into conflict
14. 
to interlock; mesh
adjective
committed to supporting some aim, cause, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Engage

see synonyms of engage
adj.
Actively committed, as to a political cause.
v. en·gaged, en·gag·ing, en·gag·es
v. tr.
1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
2. To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See Synonyms at book1.
3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry: was engaged to a famous actor.
4. To attract and hold the attention of; engross: a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.
5. To win over or attract: His smile engages everyone he meets.
6. To draw into; involve: engage a shy person in conversation.
7. To require the use of; occupy: Studying engages most of my time.
8. To enter or bring into conflict with: We have engaged the enemy.
9.
a. To cause the components of (a part of a machine) to touch or mesh so as to transmit motion or force: engaged the transmission.
b. To put (a part of a machine) into operation: engaged the mower blades.
10. Archaic To give or take as security.
v. intr.
1. To involve oneself or become occupied; participate: engage in conversation.
2. To assume an obligation; agree.
3. To enter into conflict or battle: The armies engaged at dawn.
4. To become meshed or interlocked: The gears engaged.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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