engager

== English == === Etymology === From engage +‎ -er. === Noun === engager (plural engagers) One who, or that which, engages. engagers in conflicts (biochemistry) A particle or compound which engages certain cells in a process. One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French engagier (“to pawn, make a pledge, plight”), from en- + gage (“pledge”), from Late Latin vadium (“pledge”), from Frankish *wadja (“pledge”), from Proto-Germanic *wadjō, *wadją (“pledge, guarantee”), from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“guarantee, bail”). Cognate with Middle Dutch wedde (“property, pay”), Old High German wetti (“collateral, security agreement”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 (wadi, “guarantee”), Old English wedd (“pledge, vow”). More at wed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡa.ʒe/ === Verb === engager to pledge, commit to hire, sign, snap up to involve to encourage to pawn (military) to enlist to enter into (e.g., a conversation) ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written engage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Derived terms ==== engagement engagiste ==== Descendants ==== → German: engagieren → Bulgarian: ангажирам (angažiram) → Italian: ingaggiare → Ladino: engajar → Polish: angażować → Portuguese: engajar → Romanian: angaja → Turkish: angaje === Further reading === “engager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === regagne, regagné == Old French == === Verb === engager alternative form of engagier ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.