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The definition of engage
11 Definitions of: engage
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- verb, to secure the services of; employ
- verb, to secure for use; reserve
- verb, to involve (a person or his attention) intensely; engross; occupy
- verb, to attract (the affection) of (a person)
- verb, to draw (somebody) into conversation
- verb, to take part; participate
- verb, to promise (to do something)
- verb, military to begin an action with (an enemy)
- verb, to bring (a mechanism) into operation
- verb, to undergo or cause to undergo interlocking, as of the components of a driving mechanism, such as a gear train
- verb, machinery to locate (a locking device) in its operative position or to advance (a tool) into a workpiece to commence cutting
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of engage