ENGAGE

v. 1 employ, hire, enrol or US also enroll, enlist, retain, sign (up), contract with or for, indenture; rent, book, reserve, secure, bespeak She was engaged on a part-time basis We engaged rooms for the night. 2 occupy, engross, busy, absorb, involve, tie up, preoccupy, employ This task will engage all available resources until the end of next month 3 pledge, undertake, bargain, agree, covenant, promise, guarantee, contract I engaged to complete the work by Tuesday 4 attract, hold, capture, catch, draw The museum has many exhibits that will engage the interest of children 5 join (in) combat or battle with, meet, encounter, fight, combat, attack, battle, clash with, grapple with The enemy was engaged at dawn 6 engage in. participate (in), partake in, take part (in), enter (into), undertake, embark on She engages in many out-of-school activities