Antonyms for engage
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-geyj |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈgeɪdʒ |
- banish
- bore
- break
- break off
- break up
- cancel
- decline
- defuse
- deny
- detach
- disagree
- disavow
- discharge
- disconnect
- disenchant
- disgust
- disinterest
- dismiss
- disunite
- eject
- expel
- fail
- fall behind
- fire
- forget
- free
- give
- give up
- ignore
- let go
- let off
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- neglect
- offend
- oust
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repel
- repulse
- retreat
- shun
- spend
- surrender
- turn off
- unfasten
- unlink
- untie
- yield
Definition of engage
Origin :- early 15c., "to pledge," from Middle French engagier, from Old French en gage "under pledge," from en "make" + gage "pledge," through Frankish from Proto-Germanic *wadiare "pledge" (see wed).
- It shows the common evolution of Germanic -w- to French -g-; cf. Guillaume from Wilhelm). Meaning "attract the attention of" is from 1640s; that of "employ" is from 1640s, from notion of "binding as by a pledge." Specific sense of "promise to marry" is 1610s (implied in engaged).
- verb hire for job, use
- verb occupy oneself; engross
- verb promise to marry
- verb start a fight; attack
- verb interconnect; bring into operation
- Your aunt has been forced to engage not to interfere but by your father's direction.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He solicits me, 'To engage my honour to him never to have Mr. Solmes.'
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I offered to engage not to marry at all, if that condition may be accepted.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Will you engage, my dear, that the hated man shall not come near your house?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I beg you will encourage the militia and engage them to continue their exertions.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Any one with brains can get rich in this country if he will engage the right lawyer.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The winning of a battle is not enough to engage all our admiration; it must be won by an artist.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- But it is futile to engage in the controversies of the past.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- If he was shaved to-morrow, I'd engage you'd see it fast enough.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- We were a long bit ahead of her, and did not engage for some time.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for engage
- absorb
- activate
- affiance
- agree
- allure
- apply
- appoint
- arrest
- assail
- assault
- attach
- bespeak
- betroth
- bewitch
- bind
- book
- bring on board
- busy
- captivate
- catch
- charm
- charter
- combat
- come on board
- commission
- commit
- contract
- covenant
- do battle with
- dovetail
- draw
- embark on
- employ
- enamor
- enchant
- encounter
- energize
- enlist
- enroll
- enter into
- enthrall
- face
- fall on
- fascinate
- fasten
- get going
- give a try
- give a whirl
- give battle to
- give one's word
- go for broke
- go in for
- go out for
- grip
- guarantee
- have a fling at
- have a go at
- have a shot at
- hook
- imbue
- immerse
- ink
- interact
- interest
- interlace
- interlock
- intermesh
- interplay
- involve
- join
- join battle with
- keep busy
- launch
- lease
- lock
- meet
- mesh
- monopolize
- obligate
- oblige
- partake
- participate
- pass
- pitch in
- place
- pledge
- practice
- prearrange
- preengage
- preoccupy
- put on
- rent
- reserve
- retain
- secure
- set about
- sign on
- sign up
- soak
- strike
- switch on
- tackle
- take on
- take part
- tie
- tie up
- troth
- truck with
- try on for size
- turn on
- undertake
- vouch
- vow
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