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Meaning
Verb
●
To
interact
socially.
To
engross
or
hold
the
attention
of; to keep
busy
or occupied.
To
draw into
conversation.
To
attract
, to
please
; (archaic) to
fascinate
or
win over
(someone).
●
To
interact
antagonistically.
To
enter into
conflict
with (an enemy).
To
enter into
battle.
●
To
interact
contractually.
To
arrange
to
employ
or use (a
worker
, a
space
, etc.).
To
guarantee
or
promise
(to do something).
To
bind
through
legal
or
moral obligation
(to do something, especially to
marry
) (usually in passive).
To
pledge
,
pawn
(one's
property
); to
put
(something)
at risk
or
on the line
; to
mortgage
(houses, land).
●
To
interact
mechanically.
To
mesh
or
interlock
(of
machinery
, especially a clutch).
●
In Engineering:
To
interact
mechanically.
To
come into
gear
with.
●
To
enter into
(an
activity
), to
participate
(construed with in).
●
To entangle.
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Origin
engage
English
engagier
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
engager
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ingage
Bargain
Swallow
Use
Allure
Arrest
Agree
Absorb
Antonyms
Disengage
Abandon
Avoid
Related
Participate
Partake
Indulge
Interact
Communicate
Collaborate
Invest
Cooperate
Involved
Initiate
Participating
Deal
Involve
Educate
Intervene
Respond
Connect
Assist
Join
Encourage
Work
Act
Participation
Compete
Associate
Succeed
Employ
Focus
Behave
Motivate
Meddle
Commit
Interfere
Involvement
Active
Consult
Integrate
Develop
Participates
Empower
Align
Interested
Inform
Recruit
Enroll
Share
Equip
Partaking
Approach
Take Part
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Rhymes
Age
Wage
Gage
Cage
Mage
Sage
Gage
Page
Rage
Gauge
Beige
Phage
Stage
Scrage
Uncage
Enrage
Engage
Rampage
Overage
Presage
Assuage
Upstage
Underage
Backstage
Downstage
Disengage
Macrophage
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