Giving and transferring

Synonyms for engage

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineGiving and transferring

hire for work or assistance

Engage aid, help, services, or support.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

enlist

Same sentence, swapped: Enlist aid, help, services, or support.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for engage as it is used in the sentence above.

pursue
lease
patent

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Closest first: other giving and transferring words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

recaptureverbretaketake back by force, as after a battleRidgelineHas a reason line renderverbdeliverto surrender someone or something to anotherRidgelineHas a reason line wieldverbmaintainhave and exerciseRidgelineHas a reason line conserveverbhusbanduse cautiously and frugallyRidgeline admitverbtakeadmit into a group or communityFoothills2 senses changeverbexchangegive to, and receive from, one anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line commitverbpracticeengage in or performFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line stupidnoundolta person who is not very brightRidgelineHas a reason line

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