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Word: Employ
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (formerly also as imploy): from Old French employer, based on Latin implicari ‘be involved in or attached to’, passive form of implicare (see imply). In the 16th and 17th century the word also had the senses ‘enfold, entangle’ and ‘imply’, derived directly from Latin; compare with implicate
ɪmˈplɔɪ
ɛmˈplɔɪ
give work to (someone) and pay them for it
Short Definition:give paid work to
Examples:- the firm employs 150 people
- temporary staff can be employed to undertake the work
make use of
Short Definition:make use of
Examples:- the methods they have employed to collect the data
Word: Employ
Speech Type: Noun
ɪmˈplɔɪ
ɛmˈplɔɪ
the state of being employed for wages or a salary
Short Definition:state of being employed
Examples:- I started work in the employ of a grocer
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