Defenition of the word engage

• Defenition of the word engage

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

Synonyms for the word engage

• • absorb
  • affiance
  • attract
  • betroth
  • charm
  • charter
  • compromise
  • employ
  • engross
  • enlist
  • exhort
  • fascinate
  • hire
  • induce
  • interlock
  • lease
  • lock
  • mesh
  • occupy
  • operate
  • persuade
  • plight
  • prosecute
  • pursue
  • rent
  • retain
  • risk
  • take
  • urge
  • wage

Hyponyms for the word engage

• • close
  • commit
  • consume
  • contract
  • engage
  • farm out
  • featherbed
  • fill
  • flip
  • involve
  • job
  • lock
  • offer
  • politick
  • practice
  • provide
  • put up
  • rat
  • recruit
  • ride
  • rivet
  • ship
  • sign
  • sign on
  • sign up
  • subcontract
  • switch
  • throw

Hypernyms for the word engage

• • acquire
  • act
  • contend
  • displace
  • employ
  • engage
  • fight
  • get
  • hire
  • interest
  • move
  • procure
  • secure
  • struggle
  • touch
  • vow

Antonyms for the word engage

• • can
  • disengage
  • dismiss
  • fire
  • force out
  • give notice
  • give the axe
  • give the sack
  • sack
  • send away
  • terminate
  • withdraw

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