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1. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.
Synonyms
- capture
- catch
- arrest
- grab
- seize
- draw
- attract
- gain
- win
- captivate
- hold
- grip
- engross
- absorb
- occupy
- pursue
- act
- politick
- commit
- practice
- close
- move
Antonyms
- switch on
- switch off
- stand still
- unfasten
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Rhymes with Engage
- backstage
- upstage
- under-age
- restage
- onstage
- offstage
- bethpage
- enrage
- assuage
- stage
- schrage
- osage
- krage
- grage
- drage
- wrage
- wage
- sage
- rage
- paige
- page
- lage
- kage
- hage
- gauge
- gaige
- cage
Sentences with engage
1. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
As part of a regular budgeting cycle, companies typically engage in the capital budgeting process.
2. Verb, base form
To help kids understand this concept, you can engage them in a game.
3. Noun, singular or mass
You'll hear the door locks engage, then disengage to confirm that the remote is programmed.
Quotes about engage
1. Have you ever played a video game that didn't have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.
- Brendon Burchard
2. In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.
- Rupert Murdoch
3. Hugh and I have been together for so long that in order to arouse extraordinary passion, we need to engage in physical combat. Once, he hit me on the back of the head with a broken wineglass, and I fell to the floor pretending to be unconscious. That was romantic, or would have been had he rushed to my side rather than stepping over my body to fetch the dustpan.
- David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
2. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] consume all of one's attention or time.
Synonyms
- occupy
- engross
- absorb
- involve
- consume
- interest
Antonyms
- inactivity
- divest
- employer
- unemployment
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] engage or hire for work.
Synonyms
- farm out
- job
- hire
- employ
- sign
- rat
- fill
- ship
- contract
- subcontract
- sign up
- featherbed
Antonyms
- malfunction
- respectful
- veer
- back
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] give to in marriage.
Synonyms
- plight
- betroth
- vow
Antonyms
- positiveness
- negativity
- positivity
- invalidate
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] ask to represent; of legal counsel.
Synonyms
- hire
Antonyms
- stay in place
- discontinue
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] get caught.
Synonyms
- lock
Antonyms
- unlock
- borrow
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] engage for service under a term of contract.
Synonyms
- hire
- charter
- rent
- get
- take
- acquire
Antonyms
- abstain
- get off
- disembark
- increase
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).
Synonyms
- wage
- provide
- offer
- put up
- fight
- contend
Antonyms
- let go of
- disentangle
- unsnarl
- walk
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] hire for work or assistance.
Synonyms
- recruit
- secure
- enlist
Antonyms
- stretch
- stay
- widen
- orient
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. engage
verb. ['ɪnˈgeɪdʒ'] keep engaged.
Synonyms
- lock
- mesh
- ride
- operate
- flip
- switch
- displace
- move
Antonyms
- uncommunicative
- nonworker
- empty
- unclutter
Etymology
- engagier (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- engager (Old French (842-ca. 1400))