verb
engage
To commit oneself or another to an agreed undertaking.
We engage a local accountant to prepare our annual taxes.
Etymology
The French verb concerns pledging or binding. Engaging people commits them to an undertaking, making their participation a promised obligation rather than a casual possibility.
More examples
- They got engaged last weekend.
- The theater has engaged her to direct its next production.
- She is engaged to marry her longtime partner.
Forms
engage · engages · engaged · engaging
engagement noun — An agreement to marry or provide services.