Meaning of ENLIST
| Pronunciation: | | en'list
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- [v] join the military
- [v] engage somebody to enter the army
- [v] as of aid, help, services, or support
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| | Synonyms: | | draft, engage, muster in |
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| | Antonyms: | | discharge, muster out | | |
| | See Also: | | conscript, enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, levy, procure, raise, recruit, recruit, secure, sign up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enlisting}.]
1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being
entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing
interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or
in a charitable enterprise.
\En*list"\, v. i.
1. To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval
service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men
enlisted for the war.
2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
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