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enlist

[ en-list ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service:

    He decided to enlist in the Marines.

  2. to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to engage for military service:

    to enlist men for the army.

  2. to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.:

    They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting.

enlist

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
  2. tr to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc
  3. intrfoll byin to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ, noun
  • ˈٳԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·İ noun
  • e· verb
  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of enlist1

First recorded in 1690–1700; en- 1 + list 1
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Example Sentences

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Still, blackmail is no way to enlist the firm’s good counsel.

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They had also enlisted the help of the European Legal Support Centre, which put forward legal submissions to the misconduct panel and argued that the university had a legal duty to protect freedom of speech.

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To achieve that level of in-camera wonder, the filmmaker enlisted John Nolan Studio, the storied London-based animatronics outfit with credits on productions ranging from the “Harry Potter” franchise to the more recent “Jurassic World: Dominion.”

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But his tattoos are his problem – notable now mostly for the fact that they would very likely prevent him from entering the armed forces if he today sought to enlist.

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He enlisted the help of a friend at a set company and the two put the map together at the friend’s set design shop.

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