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employed; employing; employs
Definition of employ
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to make use of (someone or something inactive)
employ a pen for sketching
b : to use (something, such as time) advantageously
a job that employed her skills
c(1) : to use or engage the services of
(2) : to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary
2 : to devote to or direct toward a particular activity or person
employed all her energies to help the poor
employ
nounDefinition of employ (Entry 2 of 2)
b : occupation, job
2 : the state of being employed in the city's employ
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The first known use of employ was in the 15th century
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