Vocabulary : Engage to Engarboil
Engage : To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise. ;; To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service. ;; To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. ;; To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. ;; To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. ;; To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part. ;; To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. ;; To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy. ;; To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle. ;; To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.Engaged : of Engage ;; Occupied; employed; busy. ;; Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed. ;; Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest. ;; Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight.
Engagedly : With attachment; with interest; earnestly.
Engagedness : The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.
Engagement : The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest. ;; The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif., a pledge to take some one as husband or wife. ;; That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract; an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented his acceptance of any office. ;; An action; a fight; a battle. ;; The state of being in gear; as, one part of a clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.
