Verb
To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise.
To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service.
To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part.
To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy.
To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Source: Webster's dictionaryEngage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate. Sun Tzu
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. Henry Ford
I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects. Napoleon Hill
The merciful do not engage in war, and the righteous do not engage in finances. Chinese Proverb
He who has no knowledge, understanding of something, should not engage in, or interfere with it. Hungarian Proverb
To engage in conflict, one does not bring a knife that cuts -but a needle that sews. Bahamian Proverb