enlist+(verb)

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• enlist — ► VERB 1) enrol or be enrolled in the armed services. 2) engage (a person or their help). DERIVATIVES enlistment noun …   English terms dictionary

• enlist — verb Date: 1599 transitive verb 1. a. to secure the support and aid of ; employ in advancing an interest < enlist all the available resources > < enlisted our help > b. to win over ; attract …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• enlist — verb Enlist is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑soldier Enlist is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑cooperation, ↑help, ↑recruit, ↑support …   Collocations dictionary

• enlist — verb a) To join a cause or organization, especially military service. The army wants potential soldiers to enlist. b) To recruit the aid or membership of others. We enlisted fifty new members …   Wiktionary

• enlist — verb 1 enlist sb s help to persuade someone to help you: I enlisted the help of a local artist to do a painting for her birthday. 2 (I) to join the army, navy etc: In the first year of the war a million men enlisted voluntarily. see join 1 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• enlist — verb enrol or be enrolled in the armed services. ↘engage (a person or their help). Derivatives enlistee noun enlister noun enlistment noun …   English new terms dictionary

• enlist — verb 1) he enlisted in the scouts Syn: join up with, join, enroll in, sign up for, volunteer for 2) he was enlisted in the army Syn: recruit, call up, enroll, sign up; conscript; draft …   Thesaurus of popular words

• enlist — verb 1) he enlisted in the Royal Engineers Syn: join up, enrol, sign up, volunteer, register 2) he was enlisted in the army Syn: recruit, call up, enrol, sign up, conscript, mobiliz …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• enlist — UK [ɪnˈlɪst] / US verb Word forms enlist : present tense I/you/we/they enlist he/she/it enlists present participle enlisting past tense enlisted past participle enlisted a) [intransitive/transitive] if someone enlists or is enlisted, they join… …   English dictionary

• enlist — en|list [ ın lıst ] verb intransitive or transitive if someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the military of their country: In 1942, Louis enlisted as a private. Charlie left shortly after he was enlisted in the Army. a. transitive if you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• enlist — [[t]ɪnlɪ̱st[/t]] enlists, enlisting, enlisted 1) V ERG If someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the army, navy, marines, or air force. [V in n] Michael Hughes of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, enlisted in the 82nd Airborne 20 years ago... [V as n] …   English dictionary