enlistverb
uk/ɪnˈlɪst/us/ɪnˈlɪst/enlist verb (JOIN)
[ I ] to join the armed forces:
They both enlisted (in the navy) a year before the war broke out.
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- tender
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Joining or leaving the army
enlist verb (ASK FOR HELP)
[ T ] formal to ask for and get help or support from someone:
We enlisted some people to help prepare the food.
The organization has enlisted the support of many famous people in raising money to help homeless children.
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Making appeals & requests
- a cry for help idiom
- appellate
- application
- ask for sb
- beseech
- besiege
- besought
- bum
- cri de coeur
- crowdsource
- freeloader
- gateway
- go over sb's head idiom
- hit
- hit sb up
- I'll thank you to do sth idiom
- pester
- petition
- request
- scrounge
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enlistment
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪnˈlɪst.mənt/us/ɪnˈlɪst.mənt/