engage

Words with a similar base: engage

'engage'

[prosecute.v.03] as in: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Examples:
She pursued many activities
They engaged in a discussion

prosecute, prosecute, prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, pursue, quest_for, pursue

prosecution, prosecution, pursuance, battle, date, betrothal, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement, pursuit, pursuit, avocation, pastime, pursuer, pursuer

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act

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politick, close, commit

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absorb, act, affair, approach, assail, attack, battle, betroth, betrothal, consume, crime, date, devour, discourtesy, dissemble, employment, engage, engagement, fire, hire, interest, involvement, lease, obstruct, offense, participation, prosecute, prosecution, pursuance, rent, umbrage, work

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'engage'

[absorb.v.09] as in: consume all of one's attention or time

Examples:
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely

absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, steep, absorb, absorb, prosecute, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, busy, occupy, occupy, concern, invade, take, fill

absorption, absorption, assimilation, assimilation, concentration, preoccupation, intentness, occupation, occupation, occupation, occupation, occupation

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interest, make

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consume, rivet, involve

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absorb, betroth, concern, engage, hire, interest, lease, matter_to, obstruct, pastime, prosecute, rent, sake, steep

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'engage'

[hire.v.01] as in: engage or hire for work

Examples:
They hired two new secretaries in the department
How many people has she employed?

hire, hire, hire, rent, lease, prosecute, absorb, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, engage, employment, use

boss, battle, date, betrothal, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement, employment, use, hire, employment, use, employee, employer

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fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, ardor, fire, fire, fire, open_fire, fire, fire, displace, fire, fire, arouse, burn, fuel

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hire

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subcontract, engage, rat, sign, fill, ship, featherbed

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absorb, affair, ardor, arouse, battle, betroth, betrothal, burn, date, displace, employee, employer, employment, engage, engagement, fire, fuel, hire, interest, involvement, lease, obstruct, open_fire, participation, prosecute, rent, use

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'engage'

[engage.v.04] as in: ask to represent; of legal counsel

Examples:
I'm retaining a lawyer

prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage

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hire

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absorb, betroth, engage, hire, lease, obstruct, prosecute, rent

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'engage'

[betroth.v.01] as in: give to in marriage

betroth, prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, predicament, plight, pledge

betrothal, betrothal, battle, date, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement

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vow, express

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absorb, affair, battle, betroth, betrothal, date, employment, engage, engagement, hire, interest, involvement, lease, obstruct, participation, prosecute, rent

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'engage'

[engage.v.06] as in: get caught

Examples:
make sure the gear is engaged

prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage

battle, date, betrothal, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement

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disengage, free, disengage

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touch

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lock

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absolve, absorb, affair, ardor, arouse, barren, battle, betroth, betrothal, burn, complimentary, date, detached, disengage, dislodge, displace, employment, engage, engagement, exempt, fire, free, fuel, hire, interest, interlock, involvement, lease, lock, lock_in, loose, obstruct, open_fire, participation, prosecute, release, rent, rid, spare, unblock

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'engage'

[engage.v.07] as in: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

Examples:
Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe

prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, wage

battle, date, betrothal, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement

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contend

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put_up

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absorb, affair, battle, betroth, betrothal, date, employment, engage, engagement, hire, interest, involvement, lease, obstruct, participation, prosecute, rent

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'engage'

[engage.v.08] as in: hire for work or assistance

Examples:
engage aid, help, services, or support

prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, enlist, enlist

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procure, get

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recruit

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absorb, accusation, agitate, appoint, bang, betroth, blame, care, cathexis, charge, commission, commit, consign, convict, engage, enlist, fill, fill_up, filling, hire, lease, load, meet, mission, obstruct, occupy, prosecute, rent, satiate, tear

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'engage'

[lease.v.04] as in: engage for service under a term of contract

Examples:
We took an apartment on a quiet street
Let's rent a car
Shall we take a guide in Rome?

lease, lease, lease, rent, rent, lease, lease, rent, rip, economic_rent, rent, rend, hire, hire, hire, charter, charter, charter, prosecute, absorb, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, engage, return, take, take, take, lead, take, assume, take, bring, take, take, choose, accept, fill, consider, necessitate, take, film, remove, consume, take, take, take, assume, accept, take, learn, claim, take, aim, take, carry, subscribe, take, take, take, claim, accept, contain, take, drive, take, contract

lease, lease, lease, rent, rent, lease, lease, rent, rip, economic_rent, rent, rend, tenant, renter, rental, rental, rental, charter, charter, charter

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get

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absorb, accept, accommodate, admit, aim, allow, assume, bear, betroth, bring, call, carry, choose, claim, consider, consume, contain, contract, crave, devour, drive, engage, fill, film, give_up, hire, lead, learn, lease, leave, lend_oneself, let, necessitate, obstruct, permit, prosecute, remove, rent, return, starve, subscribe, take, title

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'engage'

[engage.v.10] as in: keep engaged

Examples:
engaged the gears

prosecute, absorb, hire, engage, betroth, engage, engage, engage, lease, engage, mesh, engagement, mesh_topology, net, mesh, interlock, mesh, enmesh, lock, lock, lock, lock, lock, lock, lock, lock, lock, interlock, lock, lock_in, lock, lock, operate, function, operate, manoeuver, operate, operate_on

battle, date, betrothal, employment, engagement, engagement, engagement, mesh, mesh_topology, net, mesh, engage, interlock, mesh, enmesh, operation, operation, operation, operation, operation, operation, operation, operation, process, mathematical_process, operation

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disengage, free, disengage

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move

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throw, ride

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absolve, absorb, affair, ardor, arouse, barren, battle, betroth, betrothal, burn, complimentary, date, detached, disengage, dislodge, displace, employment, engage, engagement, exempt, fire, free, fuel, function, hire, interest, interlock, involvement, lease, lock, lock_in, loose, obstruct, officiate, open_fire, participation, prosecute, release, rent, rid, routine, serve, spare, unblock

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Origins

					engage (English)
└── engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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