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[ en-list ] / ɛnˈlɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enlist ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service: He decided to enlist in the Marines. to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc. verb (used with object)to engage for military service: to enlist men for the army. to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.: They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting. Origin of enlistFirst recorded in 1690–1700; en-1 + list1 SYNONYMS FOR enlistSEE SYNONYMS FOR enlist ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM enlisten·list·er, nounpre·en·list, verbun·en·list·ed, adjectiveWords nearby enlistenlarger, enlighten, enlightened, enlightenment, Enlil, enlist, enlisted man, enlisted woman, enlistee, enlistment, enliven Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enlistShe claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation. An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Now, of course, we have no choice but enlist anyone we can in the fight against ISIS. Exposed: The White House’s Professor-in-Chief|Jonathan Alter|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But with America in the midst of another battle abroad, the president seems anxious to enlist the help of other countries. Obama Warns UN of Looming Ebola ‘Catastrophe’|Abby Haglage|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Another tip is to outsource willpower: Enlist family and friends to join you in your goal to give up smoking or get fit. Willpower: Our Greatest Strength?||September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it was his turn to speak, Ostronic warned that Kimberlin was trying to “enlist” the jury in a silencing of free speech. The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read|David Weigel|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then came thoughts of Madge Mullion, who seemed to be developing more and more a desire to enlist him in her train of admirers. The Vicar's People|George Manville Fenn He never undertakes to enlist our sympathies on the wrong side. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862|Various I'd like to enlist myself, but the editor would never hear of such a thing. The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fergus Hume The fine practical education which would thus be secured would induce men to enlist. The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens Fired with missionary zeal he proceeded in 1843 to Jamaica in order to enlist Christian emigrants for the work in Africa. Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
British Dictionary definitions for enlist
verbto enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces (tr) to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc (intr foll by in) to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc Derived forms of enlistenlister, nounenlistment, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enlistappoint, hire, engage, join, enroll, gather, serve, recruit, employ, admit, enter, mobilize, attract, assign, volunteer, call up, conscript, incorporate, levy, induct |