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engage
verb as in hire for job, use
Strong matches
appoint, bespeak, book, charter, commission, contract, enroll, ink, lease, place, prearrange, rent, reserve, retain, secure
Weak matches
bring on board, come on board, put on, sign on, sign up, take on, truck with
verb as in occupy oneself; engross
verb as in promise to marry
verb as in start a fight; attack
Weak matches
do battle with, fall on, give battle to, join battle with, take on
Example Sentences
I encourage pro-democracy people to engage with like-minded folks and hash it all out.
His congressional record suggests that he would decline to bring charges against corporations that engage in financial malfeasance, pollution, and corruption.
It said it was spurred to action after 5,000 people signed a petition calling for the change, and argued the switch would give people across the world the chance "to engage with the Welsh language and its rich culture".
"It is deterring some people from standing to be candidates, and inhibiting how some engage with voters – both of which risk weakening our robust democratic debate."
Brian Hughes, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, said in a statement that the team’s attorneys “continue to constructively engage with the Biden-Harris Administration lawyers regarding all agreements contemplated by the Presidential Transition Act” — the law governing the transition — and would announce later whether they intend to sign the documents.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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