1. Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
   "They engaged in a discussion"
   - prosecute, pursue 
2. Consume all of one's attention or time
   - absorb, engross, occupy 
3. Engage or hire for work
   - hire, employ 
4. Ask to represent; of legal counsel 
5. Give to in marriage
   - betroth, affiance, plight 
6. Get caught
   "make sure the gear is engaged" 
7. Carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
   - wage 
8. Hire for work or assistance
   "engage aid, help, services, or support"
   - enlist 
9. Engage for service under a term of contract
   - lease, rent, hire, charter, take 
10. Keep engaged
    "engaged the gears"
    - mesh, lock, operate

1. Committed to some cause

Derived forms: engaged, engaging, engages

See also: engagement

Type of: acquire, act, contend, displace, fight, get, interest, move, procure, secure, struggle, touch, vow

Antonym: disengage

Encyclopedia: Engage

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