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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
men3.
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 enterpriseEn-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.
1.
To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men.ENLIST'
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
enlist
enlist
English
Verb
enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)
- (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
- (intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.
- The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
- (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
- We enlisted fifty new members.
- 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. … .”
Translations
to join a cause or organization
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to recruit or to obtain
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to secure
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