preengage
1Preengage — Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
2preengage — /pree en gayj /, v.t., v.i., preengaged, preengaging. 1. to engage beforehand. 2. to put under obligation, esp. to marry, by a prior engagement. 3. to win the favor or attention of beforehand: Other matters preengaged him. Also, pre engage. [1640 …
3preengage — v. engage ahead of time, contract in advance; betroth in advance, oblige to marriage by prior arrangement …
4preengage — pre·engage …
5preengage — |prē+ verb Etymology: pre + engage transitive verb : to engage beforehand: as a. : to bind by a prior obligation or pledge especially of marriage b. : to win over or obtain beforehand : prepossess …
6Preengaged — Preengage Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913… …
7Preengaging — Preengage Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913… …
8bespeak — Synonyms and related words: accost, address, announce, apostrophize, appeal to, apply for, apply to, approach, approve, argue, ask, ask for, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, beg leave, betoken, book …
9book — Synonyms and related words: Holy Writ, Scripture, Spenserian stanza, accuse, airing, allege, ante, antistrophe, arraign, article, back matter, balance, balance the books, bandying, bespeak, bet, bill, booklet, brief, bring accusation, bring… …
10brief — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridged, abridgment, abrupt, abstract, account, account rendered, accounting, acquaint, acta, advertise, advertise of, advise, advocate, airmanship,… …
