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As of this writing, the Obama administration has yet to withdraw its invitation to Iranian diplomats -- representatives of the mass-murdering, nuclear-arming, clerical fascist regime that Washington seeks to "engage" -- to July 4 Independence Day parties at U.S. embassies around the world.

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  1. transitive verb To obtain or contract for the services of; employ: engage a carpenter.
  2. transitive verb To arrange for the use of; reserve: engage a room. See Synonyms at book.
  3. transitive verb To pledge or promise, especially to marry.
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  • As of this writing, the Obama administration has yet to withdraw its invitation to Iranian diplomats -- representatives of the mass-murdering, nuclear-arming, clerical fascist regime that Washington seeks to "engage" -- to July 4 Independence Day parties at U.S. embassies around the world. —  China Confidential
  • But I'm not seeing much effort on the paper's part -- beyond the fact that the page is there -- to engage, attract, or involve these friends in anything. —  ClickZ News Blog
  • Developers can easily create online shopping experiences that engage, attract and excite customers by offering personalized content, social community and rich user experiences. —  MSDN Blogs
  • The marketing system is aimed at financial advisors seeking to educate, engage, and sell c ... —  WallStreetAndTech - All Stories
  • He seems to be doing all he can to make it happen -- engage, excite, arouse -- but it's just not coalescing. —  Hollywood Elsewhere
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  1. Middle English engagen, to pledge something as security for repayment of debt, from Old French engagier : en-, in; see en-1 + gage, pledge, of Germanic origin.

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  1. Formerly also ingage; = Dutch engageren = German engagiren = Danish engagere = Swedish engagera, from Old French engager, French engager = Provencal engatgar, enguatgar, engatjar = Italian ingaggiare, from Middle Latin invadiare, pledge, engage, from in, in, + vadiare (later F. gager, etc.), pledge, gage: see en- and gage.
 

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