engage

Verb

• keep engaged
  • engaged the gears
    

• 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?
    

• hire for work or assistance
  • engage aid, help, services, or support
    

• carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
  • Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe
    

• get caught
  • make sure the gear is engaged
    

• give to in marriage

• ask to represent; of legal counsel
  • I'm retaining a lawyer
    

• engage or hire for work
  • They hired two new secretaries in the department
    
  • How many people has she employed?
    

• consume all of one's attention or time
  • Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
    

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
  • She pursued many activities
    
  • They engaged in a discussion
    

Related words

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