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Meaning:

Verb:

  • transitive|archaic To fascinate or win over someone.
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  • intransitive To enter into battle.
  • intransitive To guarantee or promise (to do something.)
  • military In air defense, a fire control order used to direct or authorize units and/or weapon systems to fire on a designated target. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
  • military To bring the enemy under fire. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
  • transitive To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
  • To bring together or prepare before fighting.
  • To cause to mesh or interlock.
  • To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
  • transitive To attract, to draw into conversation.
  • transitive To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (''usually in passive'')
  • transitive To employ or obtain the services of someone.
  • transitive To engross or hold the attention of someone.
  • transitive To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
  • transitive To keep busy or occupied.
  • transitive To reserve or arrange the use of.

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