'Enlist' definitions:
Definition of 'enlist'
From: WordNet
verb
Join the military
verb
Hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support" [syn: engage, enlist]
verb
Definition of 'Enlist'
From: GCIDE
- Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlisting.]
- 1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Enlist'
From: GCIDE
- Enlist \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enlist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiliate,
- affiliate with,
- alternate,
- associate,
- bring,
- call up,
- carry,
- combine,
- come into,
- commandeer,
- conscript,
- cover,
- creep in,
- decide,
- detach,
- detach for service,
- determine,
- dispose,
- do a hitch,
- do a stint,
- do a tour,
- do time,
- draft,
- employ,
- engage,
- enroll,
- enter,
- fill in for,
- gather,
- get,
- get into,
- get to do,
- go into,
- have a go,
- have tenure,
- hire,
- hold office,
- impress,
- inaugurate,
- incline,
- induce,
- induct,
- influence,
- initiate,
- install,
- instate,
- interest in,
- invest,
- join,
- join up,
- keep a watch,
- lead,
- league with,
- levy,
- list,
- lure,
- make available,
- mobilize,
- muster,
- muster in,
- obtain,
- ordain,
- organize,
- press,
- procure,
- prompt,
- raise,
- re-up,
- recruit,
- reenlist,
- register,
- relieve,
- retain,
- secure,
- serve time,
- sign on,
- sign up,
- sneak in,
- spell,
- spell off,
- summon,
- sway,
- take out membership,
- take turns,
- take up membership,
- team up with,
- team with,
- tempt,
- time off,
- volunteer