Engage

·vi To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.

II. Engage ·vi To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.

III. Engage ·vt To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to Draw.

IV. Engage ·vt To enter into contest with; to Encounter; to bring to conflict.

V. Engage ·vi To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to Warrant.

VI. Engage ·vt To employ the attention and efforts of; to Occupy; to Engross; to draw on.

VII. Engage ·vt To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.

VIII. Engage ·vt To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to Enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service.

IX. Engage ·vi To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to Enlist; as, to engage in controversy.

X. Engage ·vt To put under pledge; to Pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise.