engage
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(verb) get caught; as of gears |
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Related Words: lock, touch |
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Antonyms: disengage |
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| 2. |
(verb) keep engaged; "engaged the gears" |
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Synonyms: lock, mesh, operate |
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Related Words: displace, flip, move, ride, switch, throw |
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Antonyms: disengage |
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| 3. |
(verb) as of aid, help, services, or support |
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Synonyms: enlist |
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Related Words: procure, recruit, secure |
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(verb) as of wars, battles, or campaigns; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
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Synonyms: wage |
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Related Words: fight, offer, provide, put up, struggle |
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| 5. |
(verb) give to, in marriage |
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Synonyms: affiance, betroth, plight |
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Related Words: vow |
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(verb) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
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Synonyms: prosecute, pursue |
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Related Words: act, close, move, politick |
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(verb) as to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" |
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Synonyms: retain |
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Related Words: employ, engage, hire |
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(verb) engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" |
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Synonyms: employ, hire |
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Related Words: contract, engage, farm out, featherbed, fee, fill, indent, job, rat, retain, sign, sign on, sign up, subcontract |
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(verb) engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" |
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Synonyms: absorb, engross, occupy |
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Related Words: consume, interest, involve |
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(verb) 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?" |
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Synonyms: charter, hire, lease, rent, take |
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Related Words: acquire, get |
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