What is another word for "engage"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "engage": about, activity, adventure, agent, agree, agreement, and, anvil, apprentice, attest, bargain, barter, begin, beginning, betake, bond, break, broach, business, candle, cartel, caveat, charter, clench, close, come, compact, complete, completion, compromise, conclude, concordat, confirm, contract, convention, conventional, covenant, deal, determination, devote.