Engage and Want

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

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

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Engage and want are semantically related in get topic. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

man	engage man	want man
kind	engage kind	want kind
number	engage number	want number
time	engage time	want time
Other words: way, anyone, times, kids, powers, heroes.

However, some works thumb their noses at the Law and decide that, more than anything, they want to engage in World Building.

Source: Narrative Filigree
That Oz doesn't want to engage is a very, very bad sign of potential infidelity in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Source: A Man Is Always Eager
Not So Above It All: Though he doesn't want to admit it, Kitten secretly wants to engage in the same male Stripperific tendencies as his brother Custodes.

Source: Web Animation / If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device

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