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ENGAGE Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word engage. (exact relations)
There are 31 hypernyms of the word engage. (close relations)
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hire
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a newly hired employee

• the act of hiring something or someone

verb

• engage or hire for work

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• engage for service under a term of contract

employ
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of being employed or having a job

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• engage or hire for work

enlist
verbv
verb

• join the military

• hire for work or assistance

• engage somebody to enter the army

occupy
verbv
verb

• keep busy with

• live (in a certain place)

• occupy the whole of

• be on the mind of

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• require (time or space)

• consume all of one's attention or time

• assume, as of positions or roles

involve
verbv
verb

• connect closely and often incriminatingly

• engage as a participant

• have as a necessary feature

• require as useful, just, or proper

• contain as a part

• occupy or engage the interest of

• make complex or intricate or complicated

join
verbv
noun

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

verb

• become part of; become a member of a group or organization

• cause to become joined or linked

• come into the company of

• make contact or come together

• be or become joined or united or linked

participate
verbv
verb

• share in something

• become a participant; be involved in

absorb
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

affiance
verbv
verb

• give to in marriage

betroth
verbv
verb

• give to in marriage

charter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

• a contract to hire or lease transportation

verb

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant a charter to

• engage for service under a term of contract

engross
verbv
verb

• devote (oneself) fully to

• consume all of one's attention or time

lease
verb, nounv, n
noun

• property that is leased or rented out or let

• a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

• the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

verb

• let for money

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

lock
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

• a strand or cluster of hair

• a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun

• enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it

• a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

• any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured

verb

• fasten with a lock

• keep engaged

• become rigid or immoveable

• hold in a locking position

• become engaged or intermeshed with one another

• hold fast (in a certain state)

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• pass by means through a lock in a waterway

• build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

mesh
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles

• contact by fitting together

• the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• the act of interlocking or meshing

verb

• keep engaged

• coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

• work together in harmony

• entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

operate
verbv
verb

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• perform as expected when applied

• handle and cause to function

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• keep engaged

• perform surgery on

plight
nounn
noun

• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

• a solemn pledge of fidelity

verb

• give to in marriage

• promise solemnly and formally

prosecute
verbv
verb

• conduct a prosecution in a court of law

• bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

pursue
verbv
verb

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

• follow in or as if in pursuit

• go in search of or hunt for

• carry further or advance

rent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

• the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

verb

• let for money

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

Best Hypernyms For ENGAGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for engage, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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employ hire move acquire act catch commit connect contend contract displace enlist enroll fight get immerse interact interest involve join occupy participate pledge procure promise secure struggle touch undertake use vow

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