Definition of engage

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engage - 11 definitions

- verb
1. prosecute -- carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
synonyms: prosecute, pursue
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. absorb -- consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
synonyms: absorb, engross, occupy
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. hire -- engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
synonyms: hire, employ
antonyms: displace -- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. engage -- ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. betroth -- give to in marriage
synonyms: betroth, affiance, plight
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. engage -- get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
antonyms: disengage -- become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. engage -- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
synonyms: wage
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. engage -- hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
synonyms: enlist
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. lease -- 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?"
synonyms: lease, rent, hire, charter, take
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. engage -- keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
synonyms: mesh, lock, operate
antonyms: disengage -- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. engage, engaged -- to employ
synonyms: engaged, engages, engaging, reengage, unengaged
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
displace -- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25
disengage -- become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
disengage -- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

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