Antonyms for employing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-ploi |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈplɔɪ |
Definition of employing
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French employer, from Old French emploiier (12c.) "make use of, apply; increase; entangle; devote," from Latin implicare "enfold, involve, be connected with," from in- (see in- (2)) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- Sense of "hire, engage" first recorded in English 1580s, from "involve in a particular purpose," a sense which arose in Late Latin. Related: Employed; employing. The noun is 1660s, from French emploi. Imply, which is the same word, retains more of the original sense.
- verb make use of
- verb give money in exchange for work performed
- Naturally I canceled my plans to go to Munich, and stayed, employing detectives.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He remained there for two years, employing his spare time in mechanical drawing.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- He promised well: so far he had kept his promise: but there was a risk in employing him.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Has Lady Maitland not been in the habit of employing you, then, Geordie?
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
- He owned a little plow factory, employing a couple of hundred men.
- Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
- The one, employing of spies, or giving any countenance or entertainment to them.
- Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce
- Some show their kindness to the poor by employing them in their kitchens.
- Extract from : « Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience » by Henry David Thoreau
- And I think it would be wise if you didn't tell your friend, the doctor, that I am employing you.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- I can find a thousand ways of employing them without doing so.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- He entered into negotiations with Howe, employing all his art and all his sagacity.
- Extract from : « The Tribune of Nova Scotia » by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
Synonyms for employing
- apply
- bestow
- bring on board
- bring to bear
- come on board
- commission
- contract
- contract for
- engage
- enlist
- exercise
- exert
- exploit
- fill
- handle
- hire
- ink
- keep busy
- manipulate
- obtain
- occupy
- operate
- place
- procure
- put on
- put to use
- retain
- secure
- sign on
- sign up
- spend
- take on
- take up
- truck with
- use
- use up
- utilize
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