Meaning
To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English gage, from later Old French or early Middle French gager (verb), (also guagier in Old French) gage (noun), ultimately from Frankish *waddi, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (whence English wed). Doublet of wage, from the same origin through the Old Northern French variant wage. See also mortgage.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-14GABEOPY
- 2026-05-21GAHDCEN
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2026-01-22GATMENU
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-12-10GYATIEL
- 2025-11-25EAONLGH
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-10GAOMENT
- 2025-08-03EAOLGNY
- 2025-04-16GATLENY
- 2025-02-16GWAVIEN
+16 earlier appearances in the archive.