ENLIST

enlist

(verb) join the military

enlist, draft, muster in

(verb) engage somebody to enter the army

engage, enlist

(verb) hire for work or assistance; “engage aid, help, services, or support”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)

(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.

(intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.

(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.

(transitive) To secure; to obtain.

Synonyms

• (enter on a list): enscroll; see also enlist

Noun

enlist (plural enlists)

One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.

Anagrams

• ELINTs, SILENT, Teslin, inlets, leints, listen, silent, tinsel

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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