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Engage Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Engage?
[v] get caught; as of gears
[v] engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [v] give to, in marriage [v] as to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" [v] keep engaged; "engaged the gears" [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] as of aid, help, services, or support [v] carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" [v] as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" [v] engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" Synonyms | Synonyms for Engage: absorb | affiance | betroth | charter | engross | enlist | hire | lease | lock | mesh | occupy | operate | plight | prosecute | pursue | rent | retain | take | wage Related Terms | Find terms related to Engage: absorb | absorb the attention | accept obligation | affiance | agree | agree to | answer for | appeal | approach | arrest | assault | assay | attack | attempt | attend to business | attract | bargain | bargain for | battle | be answerable for | be attractive | be responsible for | be security for | beckon | become engaged | bespeak | betroth | bind | book | brief | bring | busy | captivate | capture | carry | catch | catch up in | chance | charm | clash with | coact | combat | commit | compact | concern | contract | contract an engagement | contract for | cooperate | covenant | decide | determine | devote | dispose | do a deal | do battle | dovetail | draw | draw in | embark on | embarrass | employ | enchant | encounter | engage in | engage in battle | engage the attention | engage the mind | engage the thoughts | engross | engross the mind | engross the thoughts | enlist | enmesh | entangle | enter into | enthrall | essay | exercise | face | fascinate | fetch | fight | get to do | give battle | go bail for | grab | grapple with | grip | guarantee | have an understanding | hire | hold | hold spellbound | hold the interest | hypnotize | imbue | immerse | implicate | incline | indenture | induce | influence | interact | interchange | interest | interest in | interlace | interlock | intermesh | interplay | intertwine | interweave | interwork | invite | involve | involve the interest | join battle | join battle with | join issue | lead | lift a finger | lure | make a deal | make an attempt | make an effort | meet | mesh | mesmerize | mind the store | monopolize | mortise | obligate | obsess | occupy | occupy the attention | offer | partake in | participate in | pass | pass the time | pledge | plight | preengage | preoccupy | procure | promise | prompt | publish the banns | put on | recruit | rent | reserve | retain | secure | shake hands on | sign on | sign up | sign up for | soak | spellbind | spend | spend the time | stipulate | strike | suck into | summon | sway | take into employment | take on | take part in | take the vows | take up | tangle | tantalize | tease | tempt | tickle | tie | tie up | titillate | troth | try | try conclusions | undertake | venture | venture on | venture upon | whet the appetite See Also | acquire | act | close | consume | contract | displace | employ | engage | farm out | featherbed | fee | fight | fill | flip | get | hire | interest | involve | job | lock | move | move | offer | politick | procure | provide | put up | rat | recruit | ride | rivet | secure | ship | sign | sign on | sign up | struggle | subcontract | switch | throw | touch | vow Engage In Webster's Dictionary \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,
pawn. See {Gage}.]
1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations
to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or
promise; to bind by contract or promise. ``I to thee
engaged a prince's word.'' --Shak.
2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to
enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage
men for service.
3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to
draw.
Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.
4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to
engross; to draw on.
Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.
Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging
him in conversation. --Hawthorne.
5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to
conflict.
A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.
--Ludlow.
6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one
cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch
engages the other part.
\En*gage"\, v. i. 1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. --Fuller. 2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy. 3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle. 4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. |
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