"engage" | Definition and Related Words

engage

Verb

is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
subtypes:
- commit, practice - engage in or perform
- close - engage at close quarters
- politick - engage in political activities
same as: prosecute, pursue
is a type of: interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
subtypes:
- involve - occupy or engage the interest of
- consume - engage fully
- rivet - hold (someone's attention)
same as: absorb, engross, occupy
subtypes:
- featherbed - hire more workers than are necessary
- fill - appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- engage - ask to represent; of legal counsel
- ship - hire for work on a ship
- contract, sign, sign on, sign up - engage by written agreement
- rat - employ scabs or strike breakers in
- farm out, job, subcontract - arranged for contracted work to be done by others
same as: employ, hire
is a type of: employ, engage, hire - engage or hire for work
is a type of: vow - make a vow; promise

same as: affiance, betroth, plight
is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with

subtypes: lock - become rigid or immoveable
is a type of: contend, fight, struggle - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

subtypes: offer, provide, put up - mount or put up

same as: wage
is a type of: procure, secure - get by special effort

subtypes: recruit - seek to employ

same as: enlist
is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

same as: charter, hire, lease, rent, take
is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
subtypes:
- flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot
same as: lock, mesh, operate

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