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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:''transitive verb''
*1 : to offer (as one's [[word]]) as [[security]] for a [[debt]] or [[cause]]
*2 a obsolete : to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog
:b : to [[attract]] and hold by [[influence]] or [[power]]
:c : to interlock with : mesh; also : to [[cause]] ([[mechanical]] parts) to mesh <engage the clutch>
*3 : to bind (as oneself) to do something; especially : to bind by a [[pledge]] to marry
*4 a : to provide occupation for : involve <engage him in a new project>
:b : to arrange to obtain the use or [[services]] of : hire <engage a lawyer>
*5 a : to hold the [[attention]] of : engross <her work engages her completely>
:b : to induce to [[participate]] <engaged the shy boy in [[conversation]]>
*6 a : to enter into contest or battle with <engage the enemy>
:b : to bring [[together]] or interlock (weapons)
*7 : to deal with especially at length
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:''transitive verb''
*1 : to offer (as one's [[word]]) as [[security]] for a [[debt]] or [[cause]]
*2 a obsolete : to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog
:b : to [[attract]] and hold by [[influence]] or [[power]]
:c : to interlock with : mesh; also : to [[cause]] ([[mechanical]] parts) to mesh <engage the clutch>
*3 : to bind (as oneself) to do something; especially : to bind by a [[pledge]] to marry
*4 a : to provide occupation for : involve <engage him in a new project>
:b : to arrange to obtain the use or [[services]] of : hire <engage a lawyer>
*5 a : to hold the [[attention]] of : engross <her work engages her completely>
:b : to induce to [[participate]] <engaged the shy boy in [[conversation]]>
*6 a : to enter into contest or battle with <engage the enemy>
:b : to bring [[together]] or interlock (weapons)
*7 : to deal with especially at length
[[Category: General Reference]]