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employed definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb employ 2 senses of employ Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ => give dedicate, commit, devote => play => play => pull out all the stops => put assign => ply => address => waste => misapply, misuse => avail => overuse, overdrive => cannibalize, cannibalise => recycle, reprocess, reuse => exploit, work => exploit, tap => strain, extend => exert, exercise => enjoy => take => share => work put to work => fall back resort, recur Sense 2 hire, engage, employ => featherbed => fill => retain, engage => indent => ship => sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => rat => subcontract, farm out job Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb employ 2 senses of employ Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ => give dedicate, commit, devote => vow, consecrate => rededicate => apply => attend => play => play => pull out all the stops => put assign => repose => ply => address => waste => misapply, misuse => avail => overuse, overdrive => cannibalize, cannibalise => recycle, reprocess, reuse => rehash => reclaim, recover => exploit, work => play => harness => optimize, optimise => avail, help => prey, feed => use => trespass, take advantage => impinge, encroach, entrench, trench => exploit, tap => maximize, maximise => mine => strip mine, surface mine => quarry => milk => strain, extend => overstrain, overextend => tax, task => exert, exercise => enjoy => take => share => double up => pool => communalize, communalise => work put to work => exercise, work work out => warm up => warm up => computerize, computerise => rack => implement, apply, utilize, utilise => misapply => overwork, exploit => overdrive => fall back resort, recur Sense 2 hire, engage, employ => featherbed => fill => retain, engage => indent => ship => sign, fee, contract, sign on sign up => contract out => rat => subcontract, farm out job Entailment of verb employ Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb employ 2 senses of employ Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 2 hire, engage, employ Familiarity of verb employ employ used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb employ Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -------------- Sense 2 hire, engage, employ -------------- Grep of noun employed self-employed person Overview of verb employ The verb employ has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (44) use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ something for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose: "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer") 2. (14) hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?") Overview of adj employed The adj employed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) employed -- (having your services engaged for or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed") 2. employed, made use of -- (put to use) Antonyms of adj employed 2 senses of employed Sense 1 employed (vs. unemployed) unemployed (vs. employed) => at leisure(prenominal) => discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped => idle, jobless, out of work Sense 2 employed, made use of(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA exploited) -> unexploited, undeveloped Similarity of adj employed 2 senses of employed Sense 1 employed (vs. unemployed) => freelance(postnominal), self-employed => hired => working(postnominal), on the job(prenominal) => engaged Also See-> busy#1 Sense 2 employed, made use of(prenominal) => exploited (vs. unexploited) Attributes of adj employed Familiarity of adj employed employed used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj employed employed self-employed underemployed unemployed Overview of verb employ The verb employ has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (44) use utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ something for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose: "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer") 2. (14) hire, engage, employ -- (engage or hire for work "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?") Overview of adj employed The adj employed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) employed -- (having your services engaged for or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed") 2. employed, made use of -- (put to use)
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