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enervate v. weaken, tire, strain, enfeeble, debilitate, fatigue,
exhaust, drain, sap, wear out, devitalize, break, defeat: I
have always found the tropics quite enervating.
enforce v. 1 insist upon or on, stress, require, impose, support, put
into effect, apply, administer, carry out, inflict, bring to
bear, implement, prosecute, discharge; reinforce; Colloq crack
or clamp down: The police will enforce the curfew tonight. 2
force, compel, pressure or Brit pressurize, press, coerce, lay
stress upon or on, impose upon or on, impress upon or on, insist
upon or on, demand, require; intimidate, browbeat, bully,
railroad; Colloq lean on, twist (someone's) arm: They hired
thugs to enforce their claim.
engage v. 1 employ, hire, enrol or US also enroll, enlist, retain,
sign (up), contract with or for, indenture; rent, book, reserve,
secure, bespeak: She was engaged on a part-time basis. We
engaged rooms for the night. 2 occupy, engross, busy, absorb,
involve, tie up, preoccupy, employ: This task will engage all
available resources until the end of next month. 3 pledge,
undertake, bargain, agree, covenant, promise, guarantee,
contract: I engaged to complete the work by Tuesday. 4
attract, hold, capture, catch, draw: The museum has many
exhibits that will engage the interest of children. 5 join (in)
combat or battle with, meet, encounter, fight, combat, attack,
battle, clash with, grapple with: The enemy was engaged at
dawn. 6 engage in. participate (in), partake in, take part
(in), enter (into), undertake, embark on: She engages in many
out-of-school activities.
engaged adj. 1 betrothed, affianced, plighted, pledged, promised;
spoken for: They got engaged on St Valentine's Day. 2 busy,
occupied, tied up, involved, employed, absorbed, preoccupied,
wrapped up: He is otherwise engaged and cannot meet me today.
engagement
n. 1 appointment, meeting, date, rendezvous, arrangement,
commitment: I'm sorry, I have a previous engagement. 2
betrothal: Their engagement was announced in all the papers. 3
agreement, bargain, obligation, promise, pledge, covenant,
contract: The company undertook an engagement to provide the
steel. 4 job, position, post, commission, booking; employment,
work; Colloq spot, Slang (of a musician) gig: He has an