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Webster 1913 Edition

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Enlisted

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Enlisting

To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.

To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register;

as, to

enlist

men

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

Verb.

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.

To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.

Verb.

[See List.] To enroll; to register; to enter a name on a list.

To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men.

Verb.

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