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(<i>v. t.</i>) 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.<p>2. (<i>v. t.</i>) 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.<p>3. (<i>v. t.</i>) To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.<p>4. (<i>v. t.</i>) To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.<p>5. (<i>v. t.</i>) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.<p>6. (<i>v. t.</i>) 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.<p>7. (<i>v. i.</i>) To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.<p>8. (<i>v. i.</i>) 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.<p>9. (<i>v. i.</i>) To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.<p>10. 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