The difference between Brook and Employ
When used as nouns, brook means a body of running water smaller than a river, whereas employ means the state of being an employee.
When used as verbs, brook means to use, whereas employ means to hire (somebody for work or a job).
check bellow for the other definitions of Brook and Employ
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Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots):
To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.
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Brook as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To earn; deserve.
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Brook as a verb (transitive):
To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).
Examples:
"I will not brook any disobedience.   I will brook no refusal.   I will brook no impertinence."
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Brook as a noun:
A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
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Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent):
A water meadow.
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Brook as a noun (Sussex, Kent, in the plural):
Low, marshy ground.
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Employ as a noun:
The state of being an employee; employment.
Examples:
"The school district has six thousand teachers in its employ."
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Employ as a verb:
To hire (somebody for work or a job).
Examples:
"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."
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Employ as a verb:
To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).
Examples:
"The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."
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Employ as a verb:
To make busy.