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Webster 1913 Edition


Enlist

En-list′

,
Verb.
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′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enlist

ENLIST'

,
Verb.
T.
[See List.] To enroll; to register; to enter a name on a list.
1.
To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men.

ENLIST'

,
Verb.
I.
To engage in public service, by subscribing articles, or enrolling one's name.

Definition 2024


enlist

enlist

English

Verb

enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)

  1. (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
  2. (intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.
    The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
  3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
    We enlisted fifty new members.
  4. To secure, to obtain.
    They enlisted government's support.
    • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
      “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity..”

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