engages
Locks into place
Engages is the third-person singular of engage, a verb with meanings that cluster around connection and involvement.
A speaker engages an audience by capturing their attention.
Gears engage when their teeth mesh.
Someone engages in an activity by participating in it: She engages in volunteer work on weekends.
To engage an enemy is to enter combat.
An engaged couple has agreed to marry.
Holds rapt attention
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
- charmsAttracts or delights
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
- enthrallsCaptures attention completely
mesmerizes · enchants · beguiles · entices · intrigues · rivets · grips · hooks
Includes necessarily
- participatesTakes an active role
- joinsBrings together, attaches
- contributesGives toward a goal
- collaboratesWorks jointly with others
interacts · partakes · immerses · invests · commits · dedicates · volunteers · attends
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- meshesInterlocks or harmonizes
- interlocksJoins by fitting together
coupling · cogs · actuates · latches · ratchet · transmission · drivetrain · linkage
Military combat events
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- confrontsAddresses a problem directly
- attacksAggressive hostile actions
challenges · combats · skirmishes · encounters · opposes · contests · grapples · duels
Brings into employment
- recruitsNewly joined members
- employsHires or uses
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- retainsContinues to possess
commissions · appoints · enlists · onboards · staffs · outsources · subcontracts · freelancer
Formal marriage agreement
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- fiancéMan pledged to marry
- fiancéeEngaged woman
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
promise · pledge · troth · affianced · intended · matrimony · nuptials · courtship
Speaks with another
- discussesSpeaks about formally
- dialoguesExchanges between speakers
- communicatesExchanges information with others
- talksSpeaks with others
chats · interacts · corresponds · consults · debates · negotiates · networks · liaisons
captivates
Holds rapt attention
- fascinatesIntensely holds attention
- charmsAttracts or delights
- alluresStrongly attracts or tempts
enthralls · mesmerizes · enchants · beguiles · entices · intrigues · rivets · grips · hooks · draws
involves
Includes necessarily
- participatesTakes an active role
- joinsBrings together, attaches
- contributesGives toward a goal
collaborates · interacts · partakes · immerses · invests · commits · dedicates · volunteers · attends · enrolls
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
interlocks · coupling · cogs · actuates · latches · ratchet · transmission · drivetrain · linkage · lever
battles
Military combat events
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- clashesViolent encounters or disagreements
- confrontsAddresses a problem directly
attacks · challenges · combats · skirmishes · encounters · opposes · contests · grapples · duels · wars
hires
Brings into employment
retains · commissions · appoints · enlists · onboards · staffs · outsources · subcontracts · freelancer · consultant
betrothal
Formal marriage agreement
wedding · promise · pledge · troth · affianced · intended · matrimony · nuptials · courtship · banns
converses
Speaks with another
- discussesSpeaks about formally
- dialoguesExchanges between speakers
- communicatesExchanges information with others
talks · chats · interacts · corresponds · consults · debates · negotiates · networks · liaisons · confers
engagesdisengages
Separates from attachment
disconnects · withdraws · detaches · retreats · separates
- engagement ringPre-wedding commitment jewelry
- engagement partyEvent honoring newly affianced couple
- student engagementLearner investment in education
- engaged couplePair pledged to marry
- getting engaged
- broken engagementTerminated promise to marry
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