engage

Engage is defined as to get someone interested in something or to have a conversation or discussion with someone.

(verb)

See engage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb engaged, engaging

Obsolete to give or assign as security for a debt, etc.
to bind (oneself) by a promise; pledge; specif. (now only in the passive), to bind by a promise of marriage; betroth: he is engaged to Ann
to arrange for the services of; hire; employ: to engage a lawyer
to arrange for the use of; reserve: to engage a hotel room
to draw into; involve: to engage him in conversation
to attract and hold (the attention, etc.)
to employ or keep busy; occupy: reading engages his spare time
to enter into conflict with (the enemy)
1. to interlock with or cause to come into frictional driving contact with
2. to mesh together: engage the gears
Obsolete to entangle; ensnare

Origin: ME engagen < OFr engagier: see en- & gage

intransitive verb

See engage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb en·gaged, en·gag·ing, en·gag·es

verb, transitive

To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See Synonyms at book.
To pledge or promise, especially to marry.
To attract and hold the attention of; engross: a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time.
To win over or attract: His smile engages everyone he meets.
To draw into; involve: engage a shy person in conversation.
To require the use of; occupy: Studying engages most of my time.
To enter or bring into conflict with: We have engaged the enemy.
To interlock or cause to interlock; mesh: engage the automobile's clutch.
To give or take as security.