engage
en-gage
verb
To employ someone or hire them for a specific job.
"They engaged a new solicitor."
verb
To attract and hold someone's attention or interest.
"The story engaged the children."
verb
To formally promise to marry someone; to become betrothed.
"They got engaged last Christmas."
verb
To interlock or cause parts of a mechanism to connect.
"The gears engaged smoothly."
verb
To participate or become actively involved in an activity.
"She engaged in a lively debate."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: absorb, occupy, engross, employ, hire, enlist, affiance, plight, betroth, operate, mesh, lock
Antonyms: can, disengage, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate