Meaning
To retain (someone) as an employee.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From late Middle English emploien, imploien, emplien (“to apply to a specific purpose”), from Anglo-Norman emploier, Old French emploiier (“to entangle, fabricate, to make use of”), ultimately from Latin implicāre (“to infold, entangle, involve, engage”), from in- (“in”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of imply and implicate.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
discarddisuseshunsurrenderunemploymentfire
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: