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engage

Definition for engage

verb as in hire for job, use

verb as in promise to marry

verb as in start a fight; attack

verb as in interconnect; bring into operation

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The diffuse structure of nonlinear novels engaged readers in a new and unexpected way, inviting them to piece together scattered episodes in the manner of a jigsaw puzzle.

Since August, Swiss officials and business executives have engaged in shuttle diplomacy as the country’s economy started to strain under the levy.

Lily-May, 18, also from Shimna Integrated College, said while it was "enlightening" meeting other young people passionate about the climate, most of her peers are "not really engaged".

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The 31-year-old is now engaged to a man whom she invited to her first chaotic singles party.

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“But at the end, how many people are going to have the same reaction? We are a company driven by data, and our main data is, how many people are going to engage?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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