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engagement with the newspaper. 5 fight, battle, conflict,
encounter, combat: The naval engagement lasted three days and
nights.
engaging adj. charming, pleasant, attractive, winsome, winning,
appealing, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, likeable, friendly,
open: With her engaging personality, it is no wonder she has so
many friends.
engine n. motor, machine, mechanism, appliance, apparatus; locomotive:
The invention of the internal combustion engine revolutionized
modern transport.
engineer n. 1 designer, originator, inventor, contriver, architect,
planner, mastermind: The engineer of this scheme was one David
Jones. 2 (engine-) driver, conductor, operator: He was the
engineer on the afternoon train out of Washington. 3 mechanic,
technician, repairman: The telephone engineers will be here on
Monday to install a new phone system.
--v. 4 devise, plan, develop, originate, contrive, invent,
mastermind, construct, build, make: It is said that Daedalus
engineered the first man-made wings. 5 manipulate, scheme,
plot, machinate, intrigue, connive, conspire, manoeuvre, rig,
set up, organize, arrange, put over, Colloq finagle, wangle,
swing: She tried to engineer the laundering of the money, but
was caught.
engrave v. 1 cut, carve, chisel, inscribe; etch: The ring was a plain
gold band, engraved with daisies. 2 impress, stamp, set, lodge,
fix, embed, imprint, ingrain: The horror of that night was
forever engraved in his mind.
engraving n. 1 intaglio, cameo, etching, dry-point, woodcut, linocut,
wood or steel engraving, anaglyph, block or US also cut: She
uses a burin to make these engravings. 2 print, impression,
etching, dry-point: The exhibition of D•rer engravings closes
tomorrow.
enhance v. improve, better, augment, boost, raise, elevate, lift,
heighten, exalt, enlarge, swell, magnify, increase, add to,
amplify, intensify, enrich, embellish, complement, reinforce,
strengthen: His public image was greatly enhanced by his