Hypernyms for "employ"
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address
assign
avail
cannibalise
cannibalize
commit
consecrate
contract
dedicate
devote
engage
enjoy
exercise
exert
exploit
extend
fall back
farm out
featherbed
fill
give
implement
job
misapply
misuse
overdrive
overuse
play
ply
pull out all the stops
put
put to work
rat
recur
recycle
reprocess
resort
reuse
share
ship
sign
sign on
sign up
strain
subcontract
take
tap
waste
work
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.