Engage and Set

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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Engage and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

man	engage man	set man
kind	engage kind	set kind
way	engage way	set way
ship	engage ship	set ship
Other words: thousands, enemies.

Most people would set it down or hand it over to the numerous bystanders for safekeeping but thanks to this trope, heroes are free to engage in these theatrics without ever actually harming a child.

Source: Infant Immortality / Film
Choose from one of fifteen different Weaponized Cars, each one belonging to one of six classes and each with its own set of four skills, and engage in Vehicular Combat with up to nine other players in last man standing and territorial control game types.

Source: Video Game / Crasher
During a segment of Legacy of ch'Rihan set in the aftermath of the Hobus supernova, a massive hull breach opens on the bridge of the IRW Albintian and the communications officer is sucked out before the emergency force fields can engage.

Source: Continuous Decompression

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