In various figurative and transferred senses: To enlist, force, or take into some service, press (a thing) into service in argument, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > press into service (5) impress1657 In various figurative and transferred senses: To enlist, force, or take into some service, press (a thing) into service in argument, etc. enlist1699 transitive. To enrol on the ‘list’ of a military body; to engage as a soldier. to draw upon ——1800 intransitive. To use (something) as a resource; to utilize; = to draw on —— 2 at phrasal verbs 2. requisition1871 transitive. To take over the use of; to press (a thing) into service. Occasionally (chiefly humorous): to steal, to make unauthorized use of… to press into service1926 transitive. figurative and in extended use (from sense 1). To force into service of any kind; to put (a person or thing) to a specified use… |
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