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- [em-ploi]
- /ɛmˈplɔɪ/
- /ˌriːɪmˈplɔɪ /
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- [em-ploi]
- /ɛmˈplɔɪ/
Definitions of reemploy word
- verb with object reemploy to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people. 1
- verb with object reemploy to keep busy or at work; engage the attentions of: He employs himself by reading after work. 1
- verb with object reemploy to make use of (an instrument, means, etc.); use; apply: to employ a hammer to drive a nail. 1
- verb with object reemploy to occupy or devote (time, energies, etc.): I employ my spare time in reading. I employ all my energies in writing. 1
- noun reemploy employment; service: to be in someone's employ. 1
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Origin of reemploy
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English employen < Anglo-French, Middle French emploier ≪ Latin implicāre to enfold (Late Latin: to engage); see implicate
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Parts of speech for Reemploy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reemploy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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