enlist
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enlist
- /ɛnˈlɪst/
- /ɪnˈlɪst/
Rhymes with -ɪst
verb enlists · enlisting · enlisted · inlist
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To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
Similar: enscroll
- To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
- To recruit the aid or membership of others. We enlisted fifty new members.
- To secure; to obtain. They enlisted the government's support.
Similar: catalogue, enlist, enroll, induct, put down, put on, register, tabulate · Opposite: delist, deregister, disenroll, score off, uniquify, unlist, unregister
noun enlists · inlist
- One who is enlisted, usually in a military service. […] 19.17% are enlisted officers (including cadets and midshipmen with BA degrees and associate degrees, officers Designated Military Occupational Specialty, the enlists converting into conscripts], officers from ROTCs) ; 0.31% are conscripted […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: muster in, engage, draft, enroll, hire, registration, conscript, enrollment, rally, muster, collect, gather, earn, recruit, volunteer, mobilise
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verb to enter on a list, enroll, register
| Español | alistar, enlistar |
|---|---|
| Português | alistar |
| Français | s'inscrire |
| Deutsch | eintragen |
| Tiếng Việt | đăng ký |
verb to join a cause or organization
| Español | alistarse, sentar plaza, asentar plaza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입대하다 ipdaehada |
| 日本語 | 入隊する nyūtai suru |
| 中文 | 入伍 rùwǔ, 入隊 /入队 rùduì |
| Português | alistar |
| Français | rejoindre |
| Deutsch | eintreten |
| Română | înrola |
| Русский | зачисля́ться začisljátʹsja, зачи́слиться začíslitʹsja, запи́сываться zapísyvatʹsja, записа́ться zapisátʹsja, поступа́ть postupátʹ, поступи́ть postupítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đăng lính, đăng, tòng quân |
verb to recruit others
| Español | enlistar |
|---|---|
| Português | recrutar |
| Français | recruter |
| Deutsch | anwerben, rekrutieren |
| Русский | вербова́ть verbovátʹ, завербова́ть zaverbovátʹ, зачисля́ть začisljátʹ, зачи́слить začíslitʹ, набира́ть nabirátʹ, набра́ть nabrátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tuyển quân, tuyển |
verb to secure, obtain
| Русский | заруча́ться zaručátʹsja, заручи́ться zaručítʹsja |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | tranh thủ |
Talk about this word "enlist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/enlist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. enlist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/enlist "enlist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enlist.Cite this
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title = {enlist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enlist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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