Attack and Engage

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Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Engage is a synonym for attack in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Attack".

Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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Attack is a synonym for engage in fight topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Engage", if it concerns topics such as do battle with, begin battle with.

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

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Common collocations

party	attack party	engage party
unit	attack unit	engage unit
group	attack group	engage group
time	attack time	engage time
Other words: way, target, anyone, opponent, player, enemy, humans, times, forces, aircraft, units, opponents, enemies, heroes, monsters.

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Don't forget the rest of the military; they just engage and attack the Novas even though they are impervious to conventional weapons.

Source: Manga / Freezing
It's also a surprisingly viable option when forced to engage a Controller up close - all weapons take too long to recock when pulling them back out after a psy attack.

Source: Video Game / S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
All seems lost when suddenly the USAF battlecruiser Prometheus and her squadron F-302 fighters show up and engage the Goa'uld attack force to buy time for SG-1.

Source: I Got You Covered

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