Employ (Verb)
Meaning 1
Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "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".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Strain
- Exercise
- Avail
- Consecrate
- Put To Work
- Overdrive
- Recycle
- Reuse
- Share
- Put
- Dedicate
- Resort
- Ply
- Exploit
- Extend
- Commit
- Misuse
- Give
- Waste
- Play
- Tap
- Fall Back
- Work
- Exert
- Implement
- Address
- Enjoy
- Assign
- Recur
- Cannibalize
- Take
- Pull Out All The Stops
- Misapply
- Cannibalise
- Reprocess
- Overuse
Related Words
Meaning 2
Engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.