■ verb
1》 give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
↘keep (someone) occupied.
2》 make use of.
■ noun the state of being ~ed; ~ment: he was in the ~ of a wine merchant.
Derivatives
~ability noun
~able adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~er , based on L. implicari , from implicare (see imply ).