Engage and Expel

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Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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Expel is an antonym for engage in topics: attack, use, engross, interconnect, promise to marry.

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Expel verb - To drive or force out.

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Engage is an antonym for expel in banish topic.

Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

unit	engage unit	expel unit
group	engage group	expel group
army	engage army	expel army
way	engage way	expel way
Other words: anyone, forces, thousands, students.

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