Enlist

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪst

Origin

- + list

Full definition of enlist

Verb

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, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 4, “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. … .”

Anagrams

• inlets
• leints
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