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Webster's English Dictionary

engage

v. t. [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge, pawn. See Gage.]1. 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. (Shak.)

2. 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. ()

3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw. ()

Good nature engages everybody to him. (Addison.)

4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on. ()

Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. (Pope.)

Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging him in conversation. (Hawthorne.)

5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict. ()

A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy. (Ludlow.)

6. (Mach.) 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. ()

v. i. 1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant. ()

How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not. (Fuller.)

2. 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. ()

3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle. ()

4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together. ()