Engage and Keep

Engage

Engage verb - To provide with a paying job.

Usage example: the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate

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Keep and engage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Engage and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

man	engage man	keep man
company	engage company	keep company
number	engage number	keep number
audience	engage audience	keep audience
Other words: time, way, ship, anyone, player, humans, kids, powers, enemies.

They usually like to keep a distance and don't engage in close-quarters battle often.

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Star Nova
At this age, these women has now the opportunity to engage in outdoor sports like tennis and cycling, and other activities to keep them busy a bit rather than do housework all day.

Source: The Edwardian Era
Engage SETA 10x in an Asteroid Thicket and watch in amazement as freighters plow head-on into asteroids and then keep ramming themselves to death.

Source: A.I. Breaker

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