engage

engage
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. bind, obligate, pledge, promise; betroth; hire, enlist, employ, book, retain; reserve, secure; occupy, interest, engross, attract, entangle, involve, interlock; set about, take up; fight, contend. See commission, undertaking, attention, contention. Ant., disengage, dismiss, discharge.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To hire]
Syn. employ, contract, retain, reserve; see hire 1 , rent 2 .
2. [To engross]
Syn. absorb, captivate, bewitch; see fascinate .
3. [To occupy]
Syn. keep busy, employ, interest, involve; see occupy 3 .
4. [To enter into conflict with]
Syn. battle, clash with, assault; see attack 1 , fight 2 .
5. [To enmesh, especially gears]
Syn. interlock, mesh, interlace; see fasten 1 , join 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
1. contractfor employ, hire, enlist, commission, sign on, retain, enroll, secure, appoint, charter.
2. engross occupy, captivate, absorb, hold, grip, rivet, arrest, interest, preoccupy, fascinate.
3. pledge promise, bind, commit, obligate, contract, betroth, affiance.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To obtain the use or services of: employ, hire, retain, take on. Idiom: put on the payroll. See GET, WORK. 2. To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance: bespeak, book, reserve. See GET. 3. To assume an obligation: contract, pledge, promise, undertake. See AGREE, OBLIGATION. 4. To get and hold the attention of: involve, occupy. See EXCITE. 5. To involve (someone) in an activity: draw in. See PARTICIPATE. 6. To involve oneself in (an activity): carry on, have, indulge, partake, participate. Idiom: take part. See PARTICIPATE. 7. To make busy: busy, employ, occupy. See ACTION. 8. To cause to be busy or in use: monopolize, occupy, preempt, tie up. See ACTION, USED. 9. To enter into conflict with: encounter, meet1, take on. Idiom: do (or join) battle with. See CONFLICT, MEET. 10. To come or bring together and interlock: mesh. See CONNECT.

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