Employ and Require

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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Require and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Employ".

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

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Employ and require are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Require".

help	employ help	require help
power	employ power	require power
people	employ people	require people
kind	employ kind	require kind
Other words: sort, form, number, time, use, bit, strategy, tactics, magic, gas, lots, skills, weapons, abilities.

Huts require only a few villagers to operate effectively, whereas crop fields employ a dozen people to work them.

Source: Boring But Practical / Videogames
The two that we know of so far, Spark Shock and Flame Blast, employ both busters for a more damaging attack, but require the busters to cool down in between attacks.

Source: Guns Akimbo
Operations which employ robotic instruments require careful preparation and pinpoint planning, so aren't performed on-the-fly in emergency situations to avert an immediate threat to the patient.

Source: Three-Laws Compliant

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