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engage(2)(dictionary)
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pre-engage (iou)



pre-engage verb. Also pre-ingage. M17.
[from PRE- 1 + ENGAGE verb.]
verb trans. Bind (a person) in advance by a pledge or promise; spec. betroth beforehand (usu. refl. or in pass.). M17.
G. A. Bellamy She pressed me to stay dinner, but..I informed her that I was pre-engaged.
b. verb intrans. Pledge oneself, guarantee beforehand, (that, to do). M17.
verb trans. Win over beforehand; secure for oneself beforehand, bespeak. M17.
John Boyle They had pre-engaged all readers in his favour.
verb trans. Occupy beforehand, preoccupy. M17.
pre-engagement noun M17.