Difference between revisions of "Engage"
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− | [ | + | [https://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 |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== |
Revision as of 22:11, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French engager, from en- + gage pledge, gage
- Date: 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