Employ and Want

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Employ and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

help	employ help	want help
power	employ power	want power
man	employ man	want man
people	employ people	want people
Other words: kind, number, series, time, hell, version, women, powers.

If you want a young boy ship instead and don't care about that straight issue he has, you probably employ Death The Kid.

Source: Launcher Of A Thousand Ships / Anime and Manga
Torches and Pitchforks: The villagers employ those when they want to help out in the final battle to show their worth.

Source: Manga / Donten ni Warau
Likewise, her eldest son Prince Korathan, despite being very loyal to his twin sister Phoria, does recognise and employ people who genuinely want to work for the good of Skala.

Source: Literature / Nightrunner

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