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4 : to commence or take part in a venture

5 : to bring or enter into conflict

6 : to connect or interlock with : MESH; also : to cause to mesh

Synonyms

[1] commit, pledge, troth—more at PLEDGE

[2] employ, hire, retain, take on—more at EMPLOY

[3] absorb, busy, engross, enthrall, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy; also allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant

[5] battle, encounter, face, meet, take on; also contend, fight, oppose

en·gaged 1 : involved in activity

2 : pledged to be married

Synonyms

active, assiduous, busy, diligent, laborious, occupied, sedulous, working—more at BUSY

en·gage·ment noun 1 : an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place

2 : a job or period of employment esp. as a performer

3 : a mutual promise to marry

4 : a hostile encounter

Synonyms

[1] appointment, date, rendezvous, tryst; also arrangement; invitation; interview; get-together, meeting; call, visit; schedule

[2] employ, employment, hire—more at HIRE

[3] espousal, troth

Antonyms

disengagement

en·gag·ing adjective : tending to draw favorable attention or interest : ATTRACTIVE

— en·gag·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

alluring, attractive, captivating, charming, fascinating, fetching, glamorous

absorbing, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, interesting, intriguing—more at INTERESTING

en·gen·der verb 1 : BEGET

2 : to cause to exist or to develop : CREATE

Synonyms

create, generate, induce, make, produce, spawn—more at GENERATE

en·gine noun [ORIGIN: ME engin, fr. OF, fr. L ingenium natural disposition, talent]

1 : a mechanical device

2 : a machine for converting energy into mechanical motion

3 : LOCOMOTIVE

4 : software that performs a fundamental function esp. of a larger program

— en·gine·less adjective

1engineer noun 1 : a member of a military unit specializing in engineering work

2 : a designer or builder of engines

3 : one trained in engineering

4 : one that operates an engine

2engineer verb 1 : to lay out or manage as an engineer

2 : to guide the course of

en·gi·neer·ing noun : the practical applications of scientific and mathematical principles

En·glish noun 1 : the language of England, the U.S., and many areas now or formerly under British rule

2 English plural : the people of England

3 : spin imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled

— English adjective

— En·glish·man noun

— En·glish·wom·an noun

English horn noun : a woodwind instrument longer than and having a range lower than the oboe

English setter noun : any of a breed of hunting dogs with a flat silky coat of white or white with color

English sparrow noun : HOUSE SPARROW

English system noun : a system of weights and measures in which the foot is the principal unit of length and the pound is the principal unit of weight

engr abbreviation 1 engineer

2 engraved

en·gram noun : a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory

en·grave verb en·graved; en·grav·ing 1 : to produce (as letters or lines) by incising a surface

2 : to cut figures, letters, or designs on for printing; also : to print from an engraved plate

3 : PHOTOENGRAVE

4 : to impress deeply as if with an engraving tool

— en·grav·er noun

Synonyms

[1] etch, grave, inscribe; also carve, chisel, sculpt, sculpture; chase; score

[4] etch, impress, imprint, ingrain, inscribe; also imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill

en·grav·ing noun 1 : the art of one who engraves

2 : an engraved plate; also : a print made from it

en·gross verb : to take up the whole interest or attention of

Synonyms

absorb, busy, engage, enthrall, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy—more at ENGAGE

en·grossed adjective : completely occupied or absorbed

Synonyms

absorbed, attentive, intent, observant, rapt—more at ATTENTIVE

en·gross·ing adjective : taking up the time or attention completely

Synonyms

absorbing, engaging, enthralling, fascinating,