Engage and Elude

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Engage verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

Usage example: the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy

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Elude is an antonym for engage.

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Elude verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Engage is an antonym for elude.

Nearby Words: elusive, elusion, eluding

man	engage man	elude man
unit	engage unit	elude unit
way	engage way	elude way
troops	engage troops	elude troops
Other words: enemy, enemies, groups, guys.

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