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   enlist

   /ɪnˈlɪst/

   verb

   • 1. enrol or be enrolled in the armed services: "he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service" Similar join upjoinenrol insign up forvolunteer forarchaic:take the King's shillingrecruitcall upenrolsign upmobilizeraisemusterrallyhireemploytake onengageconscriptdraftinducthistorical:presspress-gangarchaic:levylistOpposite leavedischarge
   • ▪ engage (a person or their help or support): "the company enlisted the help of independent consultants" Similar obtainengagewingetprocuresecureOpposite spurn

   Word Origin mid 16th century (formerly also as inlist): from en-1, in-2 ‘in, on’ + list1, perhaps suggested by Dutch inlijsten ‘put on a list’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. enlistee noun
   • 2. enlister noun

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   What does 'enlist' mean?

   • To recruit someone into something, especially the armed services; to 'enlist' means this. For example, 'They tried to enlist me in the army, but I decided against it.' or 'David enlisted his brother in an organization that gave assistance to peasants in South America.' Alternatively, 'enlist' can also mean 'to join something, especially the armed services', as in 'She decided not to enlist herself in the air force'.

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   What does enlisted mean?

   • If someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the army, navy, marines, or air force. He enlisted in the 82nd Airborne. 3 meanings: 1. to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces 2. to engage or secure (a person,.... Click for more definitions.

   ENLIST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is enlist verb?

   • Definition of enlist verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] to persuade somebody to help you or to join you in doing something enlist something/somebody (in something) They hoped to enlist the help of the public in solving the crime. enlist somebody (as something) We were enlisted as helpers.

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   What happens if someone enlists or is enlisted?

   • If someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the army, navy, marines, or air force. Six days after war was declared, he enlisted in the 5th Battalion,The Cameronians and was sent to France. [VERB + in] He enlisted as a private in the army. [VERB + as] He decided to enlist. [VERB]

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   What does enlisted man/woman mean?

   • The organization has enlisted the support of many famous people in raising money to help homeless children. He enlisted in the air force. An enlisted man/woman is a person in the armed forces who is not an officer. The program enlists businesses in hiring inner city kids.

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   What are some examples of enlisting volunteers?

   • They're enlisting volunteers for an experiment. We enlisted all available resources. I enlisted the help of our neighbors. We enlisted the services of a professional. Recent Examples on the Web Last year, Donald Glover enlisted his famous friends to make a gruesome TV show about a killer pop fan.

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   To enlist is to voluntarily join the military. You may have seen television commercials or posters encouraging people to enlist.

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   Enlist means to ask for and get help or support from someone, or to join the army, navy, etc. See how to use enlist in sentences and learn more vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use.