Dictionary entry details
• ENGAGE (verb)
Meaning:
Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
engage; pursue; prosecute
Context examples:
She pursued many activities / They engaged in a discussion
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
politick (engage in political activities)
close (engage at close quarters)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Engage or engross wholly
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
engage; engross; occupy; absorb
Context example:
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
interest (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
involve (occupy or engage the interest of)
consume (engage fully)
rivet (hold (someone's attention))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
They engage themselves
The performance is likely to engage Sue
Meaning:
Engage or hire for work
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
hire; employ; engage
Context examples:
They hired two new secretaries in the department / How many people has she employed?
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
featherbed (hire more workers than are necessary)
fill (appoint someone to (a position or a job))
engage (ask to represent; of legal counsel)
ship (hire for work on a ship)
contract; sign; sign on; sign up (engage by written agreement)
rat (employ scabs or strike breakers in)
farm out; job; subcontract (arranged for contracted work to be done by others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Ask to represent; of legal counsel
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
I'm retaining a lawyer
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Give to in marriage
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
affiance; betroth; plight; engage
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
vow (make a vow; promise)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Get caught
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
make sure the gear is engaged
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
lock (become rigid or immoveable)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
disengage (become free)
Meaning:
Carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
wage; engage
Context example:
Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
offer; provide; put up (mount or put up)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Hire for work or assistance
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
enlist; engage
Context example:
engage aid, help, services, or support
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
procure; secure (get by special effort)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
recruit (seek to employ)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Engage for service under a term of contract
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
rent; hire; charter; lease; engage; take
Context examples:
We took an apartment on a quiet street / Let's rent a car / Shall we take a guide in Rome?
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Keep engaged
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
mesh; lock; operate; engage
Context example:
engaged the gears
Hypernyms (to "engage" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "engage"):
flip; switch; throw (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation)
ride (keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
disengage (release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles)
