engage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: engage	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for engage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engage v carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" Synonym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" Synonym(s): absorb, engross, engage, occupy engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?" Synonym(s): hire, engage, employ Antonym(s): can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" give to in marriage Synonym(s): betroth, engage, affiance, plight get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" Antonym(s): disengage carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" Synonym(s): engage, wage hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support" Synonym(s): engage, enlist 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?" Synonym(s): lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take keep engaged; "engaged the gears" Synonym(s): engage, mesh, lock, operate Antonym(s): disengage, withdraw
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engage \Engage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See {Gage}.] 1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. [bd]I to thee engaged a prince's word.[b8] --Shak. 2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage* friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service. 3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison. 4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope. Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. --Hawthorne. 5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. --Ludlow. 6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engage \Engage"\, v. i. 1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage* not. --Fuller. 2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy. 3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle. 4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.