Definitions for: Enlist


[v] join the military
[v] engage somebody to enter the army
[v] as of aid, help, services, or support



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: draft, engage, muster in

Antonyms: discharge, muster out

See Also: conscript, enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, levy, procure, raise, recruit, recruit, secure, sign up

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