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Employ Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Employ? [n] the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" [v] put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" [v] engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Employ: apply \| employment \| engage \| hire \| use \| utilise \| utilize Related Terms \| Find terms related to Employ: active use \| activities \| activity \| add \| affair \| affairs \| appliance \| application \| apply \| attend to business \| attendance \| avail \| bag \| bespeak \| bestow \| book \| brief \| business \| busy \| carry on \| commerce \| commission \| concern \| concernment \| conduct \| consecrate to \| consume \| consumption \| contract for \| dedicate to \| devote \| do \| do with \| employment \| engage \| engage in \| engross \| enlist \| enterprise \| exercise \| exert \| exertion \| expend \| exploit \| follow \| function \| give over to \| give to \| go in for \| good use \| handle \| hard usage \| hard use \| hire \| ill use \| interest \| involve \| labor \| lookout \| make use of \| manage \| manipulate \| matter \| mind the store \| ministration \| ministry \| misuse \| monopolize \| obtain \| occupation \| occupy \| operate \| pass \| pass the time \| peonage \| play \| ply \| practice \| preengage \| procure \| prosecute \| pursue \| put forth \| put in \| put on \| put out \| recruit \| reserve \| retain \| rough usage \| secure \| serfdom \| service \| servitium \| servitorship \| servitude \| sign \| sign on \| sign up \| sign up for \| slavery \| specialize in \| spend \| spend the time \| tackle \| take into employment \| take on \| take to \| take up \| tendance \| thing \| undertake \| undertaking \| usage \| use \| use up \| using up \| utilize \| wage \| while \| while away \| wield \| wile \| work \| work at \| wrong use See Also \| address \| assign \| avail \| cannibalise \| cannibalize \| commit \| consecrate \| contract \| dedicate \| devote \| enjoy \| exercise \| exert \| exploit \| extend \| fall back \| farm out \| featherbed \| fee \| fill \| give \| go for \| hold \| implement \| job \| misapply \| misuse \| overdrive \| overuse \| play \| ply \| pull out all the stops \| put \| put to work \| rat \| recur \| recycle \| reprocess \| resort \| retain \| reuse \| share \| ship \| sign \| sign on \| sign up \| state \| strain \| subcontract \| take \| tap \| waste \| work Employ In Webster's Dictionary \Employ"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies. This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought to be employed on serious subjects. --Addison. (b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study. (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy. Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed about this matter. --Ezra x. 15. Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To turn the glebe. --Dryden. {To employ one's self}, to apply or devote one's time and attention; to busy one's self. Syn: To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage. See {Use}. \Employ"\, n. [Cf. F. emploi.] That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment. The whole employ of body and of mind. --Pope. {In one's employ}, in one's service.

Employ Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Employ?

[n] the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
[v] put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
[v] engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

Employ In Webster's Dictionary

\Em*ploy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into,
infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See
{Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.]
1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in
   doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or
   upon, and sometimes by to; as:
   (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material,
       etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ
       the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and
       phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ
       one's energies.

             This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought
             to be employed on serious subjects. --Addison.
   (b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
   (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or
       occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest;
       as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.

             Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed
             about this matter.                --Ezra x. 15.

             Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To
             turn the glebe.                   --Dryden.

{To employ one's self}, to apply or devote one's time and
   attention; to busy one's self.

Syn: To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage.
     See {Use}.


\Em*ploy"\, n. [Cf. F. emploi.]
That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular
service or business; employment.

      The whole employ of body and of mind.    --Pope.

{In one's employ}, in one's service.

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