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What does engage mean?

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Verb
  1. (heading, transitive) To interact socially.
    1. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
    2. To draw into conversation.
    3. To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
  2. (heading) To interact antagonistically.
    1. (transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
    2. (intransitive) To enter into battle.
  3. (heading) To interact contractually.
    1. (transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
    2. (intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
    3. (transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
    4. (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
  4. (heading) To interact mechanically.
    1. To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
    2. (engineering, transitive) To come into gear with.
  5. (intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
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A variety of shanties and shelters can be attached to these houses as households engage in petty commerce and services.
This kind of arrogant refusal to engage with reasoned challenge is sadly commonplace.
Where spoilers are identified, peacekeepers must be able to engage in robust and aggressive action to bring them to heel.
When they sat down to eat, he placed himself beside her and strove to engage most of her attention.
It however set one of table mates to engage in the unusual act of thinking.
Attention is impaired, and a delirious person is difficult to engage in conversation and easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli.

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