Employ
51employ — To engage in one s service; to hire; to use as an agent or substitute in transacting business; to commission and intrust with the performance of certain acts or functions or with the management of one s affairs; and, when used in respect to a… …
52employ — To engage in one s service; to hire; to use as an agent or substitute in transacting business; to commission and intrust with the performance of certain acts or functions or with the management of one s affairs; and, when used in respect to a… …
53To employ one's self — Employ Em*ploy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to… …
54In one's employ — Employ Em*ploy , n. [Cf. F. emploi.] That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment. [1913 Webster] The whole employ of body and of mind. Pope. [1913 Webster] {In one s employ}, in one s service. [1913… …
55employ force — apply strength, use power …
56in someone's employ — in someone’s employ formal phrase being paid by someone to work for them We provide training for personnel in the employ of major public sector institutions. Thesaurus: employed and in employmenthyponym Main entry: employ * * * in someone s… …
57be in sb's employ — (also be in the employ of sb) FORMAL ► to be working for someone: »She has been in the company s employ for twelve years. Main Entry: ↑employ …
58pre-employ — pre employˈ (↑employ) vt(1) • • • Main Entry: ↑pre * * * pre employ, employment see pre A. 1, B. 2 a …
59take into employ — index employ (engage services) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
60in the employ of — ► in the employ of employed by. Main Entry: ↑employ …
