engage

English

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

verb
Definitions
  • (heading) To interact socially.
  • (heading) To interact antagonistically.
  • (heading) To interact contractually.
  • (heading) To interact mechanically.
  • (intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in (in)).
  • (transitive) To entangle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English engagen derived from Old French engagier (pledge, plight, engage, pawn, make a pledge) derived from Frankish *anwadjōn (pledge) derived from Proto-Germanic *an- (so, well, on, then, whether), *wadjōną (pledge, wager, secure), *wadją (pledge, guarantee) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail) affix from English gage root from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wedʰ-

Gloss

lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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