See employ in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To obtain the use or services of:
engage, hire, retain, take on. Idiom: put on the payroll. See get, workTo make busy:
busy, engage, occupy. See actionTo put into action or use:
actuate, apply, exercise, exploit, implement, practice, use, utilize. Idioms: avail oneself of, bring into play, bring to bear, make use of, put into practice, put to use. See used
noun
The state of being employed:
employment, hire. See work- (Archaic)
Activity pursued as a livelihood:
art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. (Slang) racket. See action
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