to employ

verb/ẽ.pɾɨ.ˈɡaɾ/high

em·pre·gar

Definitions

1To give work to someone, to hire their services in exchange for remuneration.

The company will employ ten more people for the new project.

He was employed as a financial consultant.

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employ workersemploy timeemploy resourcesemploy a method

2To use, apply something (time, money, effort) for a specific purpose.

I will employ my savings to buy a house.

She employed a lot of patience to solve the problem.

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Do latim 'implicare' (enlaçar, envolver), com influência de 'prehendere' (agarrar).