enlist

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To enter on a list

   To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.

2. 2

   To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.

   • The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
3. 3

   To recruit the aid or membership of others.

   • We enlisted fifty new members.
   • “The Emperor visited east-central China (江與京洛), and enlisted 400,000 soldiers and 500 Wu ships to cross the seas and go to P’ing-jang, (the Kao-li capital).”
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   1. 4

      To secure

      To secure; to obtain.

      • They enlisted the government's support.
      • “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]”
   2. 5

      One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.

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• neighborlist
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