ENLISTED

Verb

enlisted

simple past tense and past participle of enlist

Adjective

enlisted (not comparable)

Belonging to the military, but not as a commissioned officer.

Noun

enlisted (uncountable)

Those individuals who have enlisted in the military and who are not commissioned officers.

Anagrams

• dentiles, lintseed, listened, tensiled, tinseled

Source: Wiktionary


ENLIST

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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