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enlist
[ en-list ]
verb (used without object)
- to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service:
He decided to enlist in the Marines.
- to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to engage for military service:
to enlist men for the army.
- to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.:
They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting.
enlist
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
- tr to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc
- intrfoll byin to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, noun
- ˈٳԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·İ noun
- e· verb
- ܲe·Ļ adjective
Example Sentences
For Camil, that meant enlisting in the military to be deployed in Vietnam.
At this point he enlisted media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment to guide him through the process.
Nichols' has even enlisted a team of graduate student researchers in Amsterdam and postdocs to assist in reviewing the estimates.
The two suspects, however, were unaware that the two people they had enlisted were “affiliated with and acting at the direction of the FBI,” according to the Justice Department’s statement.
Still, blackmail is no way to enlist the firm’s good counsel.
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