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engages
We have found lemma(root) word of engages : engage.
Definitions
[ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention)
(e.g: he ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention)
- participate or become involved in
(e.g: organizations engage in a variety of activities)
- arrange to employ or hire (someone)
(e.g: he was engaged as a trainee copywriter)
- (with reference to a part of a machine or engine) move into position so as to come into operation
(e.g: the clutch will not engage)
- (of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting
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Origin
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late Middle English (formerly also as ingage): from French engager, ultimately from the base of gage. The word originally meant ‘to pawn or pledge something’, later ‘pledge oneself (to do something’), hence ‘enter into a contract’ (mid 16th century), ‘involve oneself in an activity’, ‘enter into combat’ (mid 17th century), giving rise to the notion ‘involve someone or something else’
[ˌɒ̃ɡaˈʒeɪ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause
(e.g: he was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé)
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Origin
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French, past participle of engager (see engage)
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