1. (verb) employment, employ
the state of being employed or having a job
Synonyms: employ, use, utilisation, exercise, employment, usage, work, utilization, engagement
2. (verb) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Synonyms: lend oneself, use, practice, give, hold, utilise, put on, employ, engage, hire, enforce, implement, expend, utilize, go for, apply, habituate
3. (verb) hire, engage, employ
engage or hire for work
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, use, engross, charter, mesh, utilise, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, utilize, apply, plight, enlist
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1. employ
In general terms it may be said that to employ is to devote to one's purpose, to use is to render subservient to one's purpose; what is used is viewed as more absolutely an instrument than what
Synonyms: employ, call, engage, engross, hire, make use of, use, use up
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