Engage and Prefer

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Engage and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Prefer".

kind	engage kind	prefer kind
company	engage company	prefer company
time	engage time	prefer time
way	engage way	prefer way
Other words: weapon, humans, guns, guys.

Similarly, some fans eagerly embrace the ghetto and will prefer or, in extreme cases, only engage with media from within it, often dismissing those who engage with media outside of it as morons lacking imagination.

Source: Sci-Fi Ghetto
Since Eversors explode on death and they prefer to engage in melee, this means that there will be a high number of enemies clustered around it when it does go off.

Source: Action Bomb
Despite advanced technology, they still prefer to engage their enemies in melee and have even managed to figure out how to beat a Silicoid without weapons.

Source: Literature / Line of Delirium

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