Employ
Definition of Employ
Em`ploy´ | v. t. | 1. | To inclose; to infold. | | 2. | To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; - often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies. | | 3. | To occupy; as, to employ time in study. | | n. | 1. | That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment. |
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