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ENGAGE
Definition of ENGAGE
verb
To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English engagen, from Old French engagier (“to pledge, engage”), from Old French en- (“in, under”) + gage (“pledge”), from Frankish *wadi (“pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge, guarantee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“to pledge, redeem a pledge; guarantee, bail”), equivalent to en- + gage. Cognate with Old English weddian (“to engage, covenant, undertake”), German wetten (“to bet, wager”), Icelandic veðja (“to wager”). More at wed.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,843)
How it is built
Same root, ENGAGE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ENGAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First found by a player on Day 134, 1 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ENGAGE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGGN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and G appear more than once.
Words that start ENGAGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ENGAGE?
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