Engage and Use

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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Use and engage are semantically related in get topic. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Use verb - To behave toward in a stated way.

Usage example: the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers

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Engage and use are semantically related in hire topic. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Use", if it concerns topics such as get.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

force	engage force	use force
kind	engage kind	use kind
time	engage time	use time
way	engage way	use way
Other words: weapon, times, attacks, skills, powers, guns.

Take the scene where Violet is Storming the Castle, and none of the mooks think to engage her with shotguns, use grenades, use machine guns, etc.

Source: Hollywood Tactics
Tanks themselves tend to use large bore kinetic weapons and missiles to engage each other.

Source: We Will Use Lasers in the Future
Domon, Master Asia, and Allenby all engage in both the punching and kicking variety (the latter two even use Rapid Fire Fisticuffs as part of their Handshake Substitute).

Source: Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs

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