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employ



I - noun
the state of being employed or having a job (Freq. 1)
- they are looking for employment
- he was in the employ of the city
Syn:
employment
Ant:
unemployment (for: employment)
Hypernyms:
state

II - verb
1. put into service;
make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (Freq. 42)
- 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
Syn:
use, utilize, utilise, apply
Derivationally related forms:
employment, applicative (for: apply), applicatory (for: apply), application (for: apply), utilisation (for: utilise), utility (for: utilise), utilizable (for: utilize), utilization (for: utilize), utilizer (for: utilize), utility (for: utilize), useable (for: use), usable (for: use), use (for: use), user (for: use), usage (for: use)
Hyponyms:
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote,
play, pull out all the stops, put, assign, ply, address,
waste, misapply, misuse, avail, overuse, overdrive,
cannibalize, cannibalise, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit,
work, tap, strain, extend, exert, exercise,
enjoy, take, share, put to work, implement, fall back,
resort, recur
Verb Group:
practice, apply, use
Cause:
apply, hold, go for
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They employ the animals
2. engage or hire for work (Freq. 14)
- They hired two new secretaries in the department
- How many people has she employed?
Syn:
hire, engage
Ant:
fire (for: hire)
Derivationally related forms:
employment, employee, employer, engagement (for: engage), hirer (for: hire)
Hyponyms:
featherbed, fill, engage, ship, sign,
sign, sign on, sign up, rat, subcontract,
farm out, job
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

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