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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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. Steve Tsang:

   No country should presume that we will engage in trading our core interests or that we will swallow the 'bitter fruit' of harming our sovereignty, security or development interests.

2. Prime Minister Enda Kenny:

   Despite the disappointing outcome, which did not return the outgoing Fine Gael–Labour government, Fine Gael will be the largest group and we are determined to play our part in providing the Irish people with a government, we will engage fully and inclusively with other parties, groups and independent deputies to ensure that such a government is established.

3. Cale Hughes:

   It is throwing massive amounts of photons at an incoming object, we don't worry about wind, we don't worry about range, we don't worry about anything else. We're able to engage the targets at the speed of light.

4. Janet Comenos:

   Authenticity is one of the key tenants, if not the core tenants to endorsement, if consumers are mistrusting of the authentic relationship between the celebrity and the brand and they don't believe it, then they're not going to engage with it and they're not going to make a purchase or take further action.

5. Nick Pope:

   None of this detracts from the fact that they provide a valuable service to UFO witnesses, with field investigators looking into the sightings, sometimes turning up a conventional explanation and other times simply giving perplexed witnesses someone with whom to engage.

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