Synonyms for engage
verb
To hire
employ, contract, retain, reserve; see hire 1, rent 2.
To engross
absorb, captivate, bewitch; see fascinate.
To occupy
keep busy, employ, interest, involve; see occupy 3.
To enter into conflict with
battle, clash with, assault; see attack 1, fight 2.
To enmesh, especially gears
interlock, mesh, interlace; see fasten 1, join 1.
See engage in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To obtain the use or services of:
employ, hire, retain, take on. Idiom: put on the payroll. See get, workTo cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance:
bespeak, book, reserve. See getTo assume an obligation:
contract, pledge, promise, undertake. See agree, obligationTo get and hold the attention of:
involve, occupy. See exciteTo involve (someone) in an activity:
draw in. See participateTo involve oneself in (an activity):
carry on, have, indulge, partake, participate. Idiom: take part. See participateTo make busy:
busy, employ, occupy. See actionTo cause to be busy or in use:
monopolize, occupy, preempt, tie up. See action, usedTo enter into conflict with:
encounter, meet1, take on. Idiom: do (or join) battle with. See conflict, meetTo come or bring together and interlock:
mesh. See connect
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