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Meaning
Verb
●
To
retain
(someone) as an employee.
●
To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
●
To use (someone
or something
) for a job or task.
●
To make
busy
; to preoccupy.
Noun
●
The
state of being
an
employee
; employment.
●
An occupation.
●
The
act
of
employing
someone or
making use
of something; employment.
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Origin
employ
English
employer
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
implicare
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Apply
Use
Utilize
Occupy
Busy
Imploy
Employment
Hire
Brook
Utilise
Make Use
Related
Recruit
Operate
Implement
Appoint
Adopt
Execute
Acquire
Retain
Exploit
Attract
Perform
Develop
Undertake
Incorporate
Integrate
Require
Possess
Involve
Offer
Introduce
Practice
Produce
Outsource
Leverage
Embrace
Train
Serve
Select
Consider
Follow
Endorse
Represent
Support
Pursue
Engage
Staff
Accept
Workforce
Conduct
Obtain
Workers
Establish
Worker
Propose
Allow
Personnel
Organization
Replace
Combine
Utilizes
More
Rhymes
Oi
Oi
Oy
Soy
Koi
Joy
Roy
Boy
Goy
Hoy
Doy
Toy
Poi
Foy
Coy
Troy
Cloy
Amoy
Troy
Ahoy
Buoy
Floy
Ploy
Annoy
Enjoy
Stroy
Alloy
Sugoi
Sukhoi
Employ
Kilroy
Overjoy
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Destroy
Hoi Polloi
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