Engage vs. Connect
Engageverb
To interact socially.
Engageverb
To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
Engageverb
To draw into conversation.
Engageverb
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
Engageverb
(heading) To interact antagonistically.
Engageverb
(transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
Engageverb
(intransitive) To enter into battle.
Engageverb
(heading) To interact contractually.
Engageverb
(transitive) To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
Engageverb
(intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
Engageverb
(transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) usually in passive.
Engageverb
To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
Engageverb
(heading) To interact mechanically.
Engageverb
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
Engageverb
To come into gear with.
Engageverb
(intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
Engageverb
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.
Engageverb
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.
Engageverb
To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw.
Engageverb
To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on.
Engageverb
To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Engageverb
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.
Engageverb
To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant.
Engageverb
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.
Engageverb
To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle.
Engageverb
To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
Engageverb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
Engageverb
engage or engross wholly;
Engageverb
engage or hire for work;
Engageverb
ask to represent; of legal counsel;
Engageverb
give to in marriage
Engageverb
get caught;
Engageverb
as of wars, battles, or campaigns;
Engageverb
as of aid, help, services, or support
Engageverb
engage for service under a term of contract;
Engageverb
keep engaged;
Engageverb
occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention)
Engageverb
involve someone in (a conversation or discussion)
Engageverb
participate or become involved in
Engageverb
establish a meaningful contact or connection with
Engageverb
arrange to employ or hire (someone)
Engageverb
pledge or enter into a contract to do something
Engageverb
reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.) in advance
Engageverb
(with reference to a part of a machine or engine) move into position so as to come into operation
Engageverb
(of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting.
Engageverb
enter into combat with (an enemy)
Engageadjective
(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.
Connectverb
To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
Connectverb
To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
Connectverb
To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
Connectverb
To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
Connectverb
To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
Connectverb
To associate; to establish a relation between.
Connectverb
To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
Connectverb
To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
Connectverb
To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
Connectverb
To establish a communication link; - used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email.
Connectverb
To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; - used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line.
Connectverb
To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another.
Connectverb
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces;
Connectverb
make a logical or causal connection;
Connectverb
be or become joined or united or linked;
Connectverb
join by means of communication equipment;
Connectverb
land on or hit solidly;
Connectverb
join for the purpose of communication;
Connectverb
be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation;
Connectverb
establish a rapport or relationship;
Connectverb
establish communication with someone;
Connectverb
plug into an outlet;
Connectverb
hit or play a ball successfully;
Connectverb
bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
Connectverb
join together so as to provide access and communication
Connectverb
link to a power or water supply
Connectverb
put (someone) into contact by telephone
Connectverb
(of a train, bus, aircraft, etc.) be timed to arrive at its destination just before another train, bus, etc., departs so that passengers can transfer
Connectverb
associate or relate (something) in some respect
Connectverb
provide or have a link or relationship with
Connectverb
form a relationship or feel an affinity
Connectverb
(of a blow) hit the intended target
