Employ and Promise

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Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.
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Promise and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Promise" instead a verb "Employ".
Nearby Words: employment, employed, employee, employable, employer

Promise

Promise verb - To make a solemn declaration of intent.
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Employ and promise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Promise".
Nearby Words: promising, promised, promisingly, promisee, promisor

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help employ help promise help
power employ power promise power
time employ time promise time
words employ words promise words
Other words: powers.

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  • In Spirited Away, after Chihiro has pried a job out of Yubaba, over relentless and vicious attempts to intimidate her out of asking, Yubaba laments her promise to employ anyone who asked for a job: it makes her have to be so nice all the time, and she really hates that.
    Source: Its All About Me / Film
  • Anime / Spirited Away It's All About Me: After Chihiro has pried a job out of Yubaba, over relentless and vicious attempts to intimidate her out of asking, Yubaba laments her promise to employ anyone who asked for a job, as it makes her have to be so nice all the time and she really hates that.
    Source: Anime / Spirited Away
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