“I taught my daughter not to engage in petty arguments since it is best to avoid pointless conflict.” The word *engage*, as used in this sentence, most nearly means: to attract someone’s attention *or* to participate in something

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to participate in something

The daughter is told not to engage in arguments, and since arguments are not people, the definition could not be to attract someone’s attention.

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