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engage
[ en-geyj ]
/ ɛnˈgeɪdʒ /
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verb (used with object), en·gaged, en·gag·ing.
verb (used without object), en·gaged, en·gag·ing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM engage
en·gag·er, nounWords nearby engage
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Other definitions for engage (2 of 2)
engagé
[ French ahn-ga-zhey ]
/ French ɑ̃ gaˈʒeɪ /
adjective
choosing to involve oneself in or commit oneself to something: Some of the political activists grew less engagé as the years passed.
Origin of engagé
1950–55; <French: literally, engaged
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British Dictionary definitions for engage (1 of 2)
engage
/ (ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) /
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of engage
engager, nounWord Origin for engage
C15: from Old French engagier, from en- 1 + gage a pledge, see gage 1
British Dictionary definitions for engage (2 of 2)
engagé
/ French (ɑ̃ɡaʒe) /
adjective
(of a writer or artist, esp a man) morally or politically committed to some ideology
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