Word Definition

Enlist

  1. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
  2. 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.
  3. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
  4. To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
  5. 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.

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