employ: значение и определения

To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant.

To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands.

To put to use or service. See Synonyms at use.

To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili.

The state of being employed: in the employ of the city.

Archaic Occupation.