employ :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

use, handle, apply, utilize, utilise, make use of, put to use

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

rent, take, hire, charter, lease, engage

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

engage, enlist

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

draft, enlist, muster in

v. engage somebody to enter the army

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

implement, apply, utilize

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

mesh, lock, operate, engage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

recruit, inscribe, enter, enroll, enrol

v. register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

exploit, overwork

v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

take advantage of, cash in on, capitalize on

v. take advantage of or capitalize on

maximize, make the most of

v. make the most of; "He maximized his role"

commission

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

contract, undertake

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

engage, enlist

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

rent, hire, charter, lease

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

sack, fire, force out, terminate, dismiss, send away, give the axe

v. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

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