engager

Definitions of engager
  1. verb
    engage somebody to enter the army
    synonyms: appeler sous les drapeaux, enrôler
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    recruter
    cause to assemble or enlist in the military
    type of:
    s'inscrire
    register formally as a participant or member
  2. verb
    promise solemnly and formally
    synonyms: promettre
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    jurer, vouer
    make a vow; promise
    convenir
    enter into a covenant or formal agreement
    communier
    receive Communion, in the Catholic church
    professer
    take vows, as in religious order
    communier
    administer Communion; in church
    type of:
    promettre
    make a promise or commitment
  3. verb
    increase the likelihood of
    synonyms: appeler, convier, inviter
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    type of:
    aviver, provoquer, soulever, éveiller
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  4. verb
    keep engaged
    synonyms: enclencher
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    types:
    donner un coup, lancer
    cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
    faire marcher, mettre en marche, ouvrir
    cause to operate by flipping a switch
    débrancher, déconnecter, éteindre
    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  5. verb
    leave as a guarantee in return for money
    synonyms: mettre en gage
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    confier, remettre
    give over to another for care or safekeeping
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