employ

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

em·ploy (ĕm-ploiʹ)tr.v. em·ployed, em·ploy·ing, em·ploys
1.
a. To engage the services of; put to work:
agreed to employ the job applicant.
b. To provide with gainful work:
factories that employ thousands.
2. To put to use or service. See Synonyms at use.
3. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose:
employed several months in learning Swahili.n.
1. The state of being employed:
in the employ of the city.
2. Archaic. Occupation. [Middle English emploien, from Old French emploier, from Latin implicāre, to involve : in-, in; see en-¹ + plicāre, to fold; See plek- in Indo-European Roots.] em·ploy'a·bilʹi·ty n.em·ployʹa·ble adj.em·ployʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  employment, hire, engage, use, utilize, utilise, apply