engager


en·gage

E0144200 (ĕn-gāj′)v. en·gaged, en·gag·ing, en·gag·es v.tr.1. To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.2. To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See Synonyms at book1.3. To pledge or promise, especially to marry: was engaged to a famous actor.4. To attract and hold the attention of; engross: a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.5. To win over or attract: His smile engages everyone he meets.6. To draw into; involve: engage a shy person in conversation.7. To require the use of; occupy: Studying engages most of my time.8. To enter or bring into conflict with: We have engaged the enemy.9. To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh: engage the automobile's clutch.10. To give or take as security.v.intr.1. To involve oneself or become occupied; participate: engage in conversation.2. To assume an obligation; agree.3. To enter into conflict or battle: The armies engaged at dawn.4. To become meshed or interlocked: The gears engaged.
[Middle English engagen, to pledge something as security for repayment of debt, from Old French engagier : en-, in; see en-1 + gage, pledge, of Germanic origin.]
en·gag′er n.

en·ga·gé

E0144300 (ĕn′gä-zhā′)adj. Actively committed, as to a political cause.
[French, past participle of engager, to engage, from Old French engagier, to pledge; see engage.]