Definition/Meaning of employ

• English - Noun: employ ( plural employs ) The state of being an employee; employment . The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ . Synonyms employment hire
• English - Verb: employ ( third-person singular simple present employs , present participle employing , simple past and past participle employed ) To hire (somebody for work or a job). Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic . 1668 July 3rd , James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 547 Andrew Houſtoun and Adam…
• English - Alternative forms: imploy ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From Middle French employer , from Latin implicare ( “ to infold , involve , engage ” ), from in ( “ in ” ) + plicare ( “ to fold ” ). Compare imply and implicate , which are doublets of employ .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ , /ɛmˈplɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ