Engage and Match

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Match verb - To give in marriage.

Usage example: they were happy to match their daughter to a man from a good family

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Engage and match are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

The Wind Waker has Link engage in a sparring match with elderly wise man Orca at his cottage; doing so will obtain the sword needed to progress through the first half of the game.

Source: Justified Tutorial
To demonstrate that Schneizel is one of the few people who are Lelouch's intellectual equal, the episode has them engage in a tense chess match, fighting each other to a standstill.

Source: Surprise Checkmate
Near the end, Diesel refused to immediately pin 'Taker post-Jackknife Powerbomb, instead choosing to engage in some premature and lengthy Evil Gloating while the match was still in progress — against someone whom Diesel clearly knew had a knack for My Name Is Inigo Montoya-style recoveries.

Source: Bond Villain Stupidity

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