Engage
Join
Join verb - To be adjacent to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While they never attempt to engage Mario in combat on their own, they'll Flash Step over to him and join in on any battles that are started within earshot of their music.
Source: Magic Music -
On Curse of Monkey Island, to get a pirate to join your crew you have to engage him in a pistol duel, although only Guybrush moves the ten paces.
Source: Ten Paces and Turn -
Deadpan Snarker: Both Crypto and Pox engage in the snark frequently throughout the series, though other characters join in rather often as well.
Source: Video Game / Destroy All Humans!
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