engage
1. carry out or participate in an activity;
be involved in (Freq. 31)
- She pursued many activities
- They engaged in a discussion
• Syn:
prosecute, pursue
• Derivationally related forms:
pursuit (for: pursue), pursuer (for: pursue), engagement, prosecution (for: prosecute)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
commit, practice, close, politick
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. consume all of one's attention or time (Freq. 9)
- Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
• Syn:
absorb, engross, occupy
• Derivationally related forms:
occupation (for: occupy), engrossment (for: engross), absorption (for: absorb)
• Hypernyms:
interest
• Hyponyms:
involve, consume, rivet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They engage themselves
- The performance is likely to engage Sue
3. engage or hire for work (Freq. 2)
- They hired two new secretaries in the department
- How many people has she employed?
• Syn:
hire, employ
• Ant:
fire (for: hire)
• Derivationally related forms:
employ (for: employ), employment (for: employ), employee (for: employ), employer (for: employ), engagement, hirer (for: hire)
• Hyponyms:
featherbed, fill, ship, sign, contract,
sign on, sign up, rat, subcontract, farm out, job
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. ask to represent;
of legal counsel (Freq. 1)
- I'm retaining a lawyer
• Hypernyms:
hire, employ
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. give to in marriage (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
betroth, affiance, plight
• Derivationally related forms:
engagement, betrothal (for: betroth)
• Hypernyms:
vow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
6. get caught (Freq. 1)
- make sure the gear is engaged
• Ant:
disengage
• Derivationally related forms:
engagement
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Hyponyms:
lock
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
• Syn:
wage
• Derivationally related forms:
engagement
• Hypernyms:
contend, fight, struggle
• Hyponyms:
put up, provide, offer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
8. hire for work or assistance
- engage aid, help, services, or support
• Syn:
enlist
• Hypernyms:
procure, secure
• Hyponyms:
recruit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
9. 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?
• Syn:
lease, rent, hire, charter, take
• Derivationally related forms:
charter (for: charter), rent (for: rent), renter (for: rent), rental (for: rent), lease (for: lease)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
10. keep engaged
- engaged the gears
• Syn:
mesh, lock, operate
• Ant:
disengage
• Derivationally related forms:
operation (for: operate), mesh (for: mesh), meshing (for: mesh), engagement
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
throw, flip, switch, ride
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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