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engage
What does engage mean?
engage (verb): carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use engage in a sentence?
- They engaged in a discussion. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce engage?
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does engage come from?
From Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier (“to pledge, engage”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to engage
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “engage” mean?
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Not quite: that's what claim means.
to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area
Not quite: that's what spread means.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Right! That's what “engage” means.
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
Not quite: that's what design means.
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