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All engage synonyms

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verb engage

  • involve β€” to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
  • occupy β€” to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • absorb β€” If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • take part β€” a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • participate β€” to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • arrest β€” If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • catch β€” If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
  • employ β€” Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
  • fascinate β€” to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
  • immerse β€” to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
  • interest β€” the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
  • join β€” to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • preoccupy β€” to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
  • undertake β€” to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
  • allure β€” to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
  • bewitch β€” If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else.
  • busy β€” A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
  • captivate β€” If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
  • charm β€” Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
  • draw β€” to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
  • enamor β€” Be filled with a feeling of love for.
  • enchant β€” Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.
  • grip β€” the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
  • imbue β€” to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • monopolise β€” to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
  • monopolize β€” to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
  • partake β€” to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
  • practise β€” habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • practice β€” habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • soak β€” to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
  • tackle β€” equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
  • go for broke β€” a simple past tense of break.
  • go in for β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • go out for β€” To go out for something means to try to do it or be chosen for it.
  • have a go at β€” attack verbally
  • have a shot at β€” a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • pitch in β€” to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
  • set about β€” to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • tie up β€” that with which anything is tied.
  • appoint β€” If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
  • take on β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • contract β€” A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
  • secure β€” free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
  • retain β€” to keep possession of.
  • hire β€” to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • use β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • bespeak β€” If someone's action or behaviour bespeaks a particular quality, feeling, or experience, it shows that quality, feeling, or experience.
  • book β€” A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
  • charter β€” A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
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