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/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ · noun
A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc..
Their warlike Engins and munition Exceed the forces of their martial men.
Flattery must be the most powerful Argument that cou'd be used to Human Creatures. Making use of this bewitching Engine, they extoll'd the Excellency of our Nature above other Animals [...].
What if the Foot, ordain'd the duſt to tread, / Or Hand, to toil, aſpir'd to be the Head? / What if the Head, the Eye, or Ear repin'd / To ſerve mere Engines to the ruling Mind?
In France, the parliament soon became a mere engine in the hands of a few high-born and ambitious men, who had nothing in common with its interests, which were those of the people.
a graphics engine
a physics engine
Therefore this craftie engine he did frame, / Againſt his praiſe to ſtirre vp enmitye [...].
[...] their promiſes, entiſements, oathes, tokens, and all theſe engines of luſt [...].
Use engine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Engine means A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc..
Common synonyms include motor, locomotive, drive, locomotive engine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Their warlike Engins and munition Exceed the forces of their martial men.
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