engage
werkwoord
1 engage
Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in:
— They engaged in a discussion.
synoniemen: prosecute, pursue.
Nederlands: beoefenen, najagen
2 engage
3 engage
Engage or hire for work.
synoniemen: employ, hire.
Roget 132:
be early
etc.
adj.,
be beforehand
etc.
adv.;
keep time,
take time by the forelock,
anticipate,
forestall;
have the start,
gain the start;
steal a march upon;
gain time,
draw on futurity;
bespeak,
secure,
engage,
preengage†.
accelerate;
expedite
etc.
(quicken)
274;
make haste
etc.
(hurry)
684.
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Roget 676:
undertake;
engage in,
embark in;
launch into,
plunge into;
volunteer;
apprentice oneself to;
engage
etc.
(promise)
768;
contract
etc.
769;
take upon oneself,
take upon one's shoulders;
devote oneself to
etc.
(determination)
604.
take up,
take in hand;
tackle;
set about,
go about;
set to,
fall to,
set to work;
launch forth;
set up shop;
put in hand,
put in execution;
set forward;
break the neck of a business,
be in,
for;
put one's hand to,
put one's foot in;
betake oneself to,
turn one's hand to,
go to do;
begin one's
etc.
66;
broach one's,
institute one's
etc.
(originate)
153;
put one's hand to the plow,
lay one's hand to the plow,
put one's shoulder to the wheel.
have in hand
etc.
(business)
625;
have many irons in the fire
etc.
(activity)
682.
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Roget 755:
commission,
delegate,
depute;
consign,
assign;
charge;
intrust,
entrust;
commit,
commit to the hands of;
authorize
etc.
(permit)
760.
put in commission,
accredit,
engage,
hire,
bespeak,
appoint,
name,
nominate,
return,
ordain;
install,
induct,
inaugurate,
swear in,
invest,
crown;
enroll,
enlist;
give power of attorney to.
employ,
empower;
set over,
place over;
send out.
be commissioned,
be accredited;
represent,
stand for;
stand in the stead of,
stand in the place of,
stand in the shoes of.
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Roget 769:
contract,
covenant,
agree for;
engage
etc.
(promise)
768.
treat,
negotiate,
stipulate,
make terms;
bargain
etc.
(barter)
794.
make a bargain,
strike a bargain;
come to terms,
come to an understanding;
compromise
etc.
774;
set at rest;
close,
close with;
conclude,
complete,
settle;
confirm,
ratify,
clench,
subscribe,
underwrite;
endorse,
indorse;
put the seal to;
sign,
seal
etc.
(attest)
467;
indent.
take one at one's word,
bargain by inch of candle.
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Nederlands: bezighouden, huren, inhuren
4 engage
Ask to represent; of legal counsel.
5 engage
Give to in marriage.
synoniemen: affiance, betroth, plight.
Roget 768:
promise;
give a promise
etc.
n.;
undertake,
engage;
make an engagement,
form an engagement;
enter into an engagement,
enter on an engagement;
bind oneself,
tie oneself,
pledge oneself,
commit oneself,
take upon oneself;
vow;
swear
etc.
(affirm)
535,
give one's word,
pass one's word,
pledge one's word,
plight one's word,
give one's honor,
pass one's honor,
pledge one's honor,
plight one's honor,
give credit,
pass credit,
pledge credit,
plight credit,
give troth,
pass troth,
pledge troth,
plight troth;
betroth,
plight faith.
assure,
warrant,
guarantee;
covenant
etc.
769;
attest
etc.
(bear witness)
467.
hold out an expectation;
contract an obligation;
become bound to,
become sponsor for;
answer for,
be answerable for;
secure;
give security
etc.
771;
underwrite.
adjure,
administer an oath,
put to one's oath,
swear a witness.
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Nederlands: engageren, verloven
6 engage
7 engage
Carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).
synoniem: wage.
8 engage
Hire for work or assistance:
— Engage aid, help, services, or support.
synoniem: enlist.
Roget 722:
arm;
raise troops,
mobilize troops;
raise up in arms;
take up the cudgels
etc.
720;
take up arms,
fly to arms,
appeal to arms,
fly to the sword;
draw the sword,
unsheathe the sword;
dig up the hatchet,
dig up the tomahawk;
go to war,
wage war,
let slip the dogs of war"
[Julius Caesar];
cry havoc;
kindle the torch of war,
light the torch of war;
raise one's banner,
raise the fire cross;
hoist the black flag;
throw away,
fling away the scabbard;
enroll,
enlist;
take the field;
take the law into one's own hands;
do battle,
give battle,
join battle,
engage in battle,
go to battle;
flesh one's sword;
set to,
fall to,
engage,
measure swords with,
draw the trigger,
cross swords;
come to blows,
come to close quarters;
fight;
combat;
contend
etc.
720;
battle with,
break a lance with.
[pirates engage in battle]
raise the jolly roger,
run up the jolly roger.
serve;
see service,
be on service,
be on active service;
campaign;
wield the sword,
shoulder a musket,
smell powder,
be under fire;
spill blood,
imbrue the hands in blood;
on the warpath.
carry on war,
carry on hostilities;
keep the field;
fight the good fight;
fight it out,
fight like devils,
fight one's way,
fight hand to hand;
sell one's life dearly;
pay the ferryman's fee.
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Roget 615:
induce,
move;
draw,
draw on;
bring in its train,
give an impulse
etc.
n.;
to;
inspire;
put up to,
prompt,
call up;
attract,
beckon.
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824;
spirit up,
inspirit;
rouse,
arouse;
animate,
incite,
foment,
provoke,
instigate,
set on,
actuate;
act upon,
work upon,
operate upon;
encourage;
pat on the back,
pat on the shoulder,
clap on the back,
clap on the shoulder.
influence,
weigh with,
bias,
sway,
incline,
dispose,
predispose,
turn the scale,
inoculate;
lead by the nose;
have influence with,
have influence over,
have influence upon,
exercise influence with,
exercise influence over,
exercise influence upon;
go round,
come round one;
turn the head,
magnetize;
lobby.
persuade;
prevail with,
prevail upon;
overcome,
carry;
bring round to one's senses,
bring to one's senses;
draw over,
win over,
gain over,
come over,
talk over;
procure,
enlist,
engage;
invite,
court.
tempt,
seduce,
overpersuade†,
entice,
allure,
captivate,
fascinate,
bewitch,
carry away,
charm,
conciliate,
wheedle,
coax,
lure;
inveigle;
tantalize;
cajole
etc.
(deceive)
545.
tamper with,
bribe,
suborn,
grease the palm,
bait with a silver hook,
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
put a sop into the pan,
throw a sop to,
bait the hook.
enforce,
force;
impel
etc.
(push)
276;
propel
etc.
284;
whip,
lash,
goad,
spur,
prick,
urge;
egg on,
hound,
hurry on;
drag
etc.
285;
exhort;
advise
etc.
695;
call upon
&c.;
press
etc.
(request)
765;
advocate.
set an example,
set the fashion;
keep in countenance.
be persuaded
&c.;
yield to temptation,
come round;
concede
etc.
(consent)
762;
obey a call;
follow advice,
follow the bent,
follow the dictates of;
act on principle.
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9 engage
10 engage
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