Definition of "employ" []

To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant. (verb-transitive)
To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands. (verb-transitive)
To put to use or service. See Synonyms at use. (verb-transitive)
To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili. (verb-transitive)
The state of being employed: in the employ of the city. (noun)

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Use "employ" in a sentence

"The only trick I employ is filleting the meat out of the cheeks."
"The only other variation we employ is buttered on both sides Texas Toast that's been grilled to golden glory."
"Another statistical measure they might have tried to employ is the ratio of hits on regular Google to hits on Google scholar, what I call the Internet amplification factor."

Words like "employ"

apply assign busy cannibalise dedicate employed employes

employing employment employs engage engross exercise exert

give occupation occupy overuse pull out all the stops put service

state strain use waste