Synonyms for engage
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ

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1. prosecute, engage, pursue(verb)

   carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

   Synonyms:
   rent, quest for, act on, prosecute, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, quest after, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

2. absorb, engross, engage, occupy(verb)

   consume all of one's attention or time

   "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

   Synonyms:
   take in, suck up, affiance, enlist, plight, engross, use up, prosecute, lock, hire, soak up, take, worry, suck, employ, lodge in, fill, take over, invade, steep, concern, pursue, betroth, busy, sop up, lease, charter, imbibe, plunge, mesh, wage, reside, rent, interest, draw, assimilate, absorb, occupy, ingest, immerse, engulf, take up, operate

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

3. hire, engage, employ(verb)

   engage or hire for work

   "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, use, engross, charter, mesh, utilise, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, utilize, apply, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

4. engage(verb)

   ask to represent; of legal counsel

   "I'm retaining a lawyer"

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

5. betroth, engage, affiance, plight(verb)

   give to in marriage

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, pledge, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

6. engage(verb)

   get caught

   "make sure the gear is engaged"

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   withdraw, disengage

7. engage, wage(verb)

   carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

   "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

8. engage, enlist(verb)

   hire for work or assistance

   "engage aid, help, services, or support"

   Synonyms:
   rent, prosecute, occupy, draft, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, muster in, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   disengage, withdraw

9. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take(verb)

   engage for service under a term of contract

   "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, wage, absorb, necessitate, consume, affiance, operate, demand, employ, lock, consider, need, rent, enlist, pick out, remove, aim, plight, contract, adopt, film, fill, pursue, lease, take aim, prosecute, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, drive, let, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, engross, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, shoot, direct, charter, contain, subscribe, betroth, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, hire, accept, guide, admit, mesh, ask, conduct

   Antonyms:
   withdraw, disengage

10. engage, mesh, lock, operate(verb)

    keep engaged

    "engaged the gears"

    Synonyms:
    engross, operate, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

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1. engage(verb)

   Antonyms:
   disengage

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. engage

   Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

   Synonyms:
   bind, compel, fasten, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

   Antonyms:
   free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

   Preposition:
   Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. engage

   Synonyms:
   promise, undertake, vouch, employ, occupy, hire, gain, attract, enlist, stipulate, pledge, agree, buy, adopt, involve

   Antonyms:
   decline, refuse, withdraw, dismiss, discard, extricate, disengage

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. engage(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   pledge, commit, promise, bind, put under pledge

2. engage(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   enlist, induce to serve

3. engage(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   gain, win, attach, attract, allure, entertain, draw, fix, arrest, gain over

4. engage(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   occupy, employ, busy, engross

5. engage(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   attack, encounter, fight with, join battle with

6. engage(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   fight, combat, contend, struggle, contest, join battle

7. engage(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   embark, enlist, take the first step

8. engage(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   promise, agree, stipulate, bargain, undertake, pledge one's word, plight one's word, pass one's word, pledge one's self, become bound, be sworn, take upon one's self

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1. engage(v)

   Synonyms:
   pledge, bind, commit, betroth, affiance, plight, engross, employ, busy, occupy

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1. List of paraphrases:

   participate, commit, involve, hire, undertake, initiate, embark, engaging, mobilize, participation, incur, begin, start, collaborate, recruit, cooperate, commence, exercise, participating

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How to use engage in a sentence?

1. Sean Spicer:

   Every candidate has equal access to our superior data file at the RNC because we believe primaries should be a process free from party interference and that puts voters and campaigns first, that's why it is so troubling to see the DNC engage in such heavy-handed favoritism benefiting Hillary Clinton, a pattern which will continue (Saturday) night with another debate deliberately scheduled to limit viewership.

2. Robert Kelly:

   The South Korean left has been more accommodating of North Korea, more willing to engage. The South Korean right has been more hawkish and more confrontational.

3. Charmane Russell:

   We understand that this is a difficult time for unions and employers, and we urge all parties to engage constructively.

4. Fred Doucette:

   They want to meet and engage with the candidate and with Donald Trump it's a little tougher so if we can get people out -- Fred Doucette included -- and engage these people, get them at least to an event and hear Donald Trump speak from the heart, hopefully it continues to work for us.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   If they're going to engage in this kind of attack, they need to understand we're not going to stand there and take it. i am not making that threat. I don't know what Tad meant by that.

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