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enroll

/ɪnˈɹəʊl/ UK
/ɛnˈɹoʊl/ Canada, US
/ɪnˈɹoʊl/ Canada, US
/ɪnˈɹəʉl/ Australia

Rhymes with -əʊl

Where it comes from

From Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll.

verb enrolls · enrolling · enrolled · enrol · enroule

transitive To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list All the citizens capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves.
Similar: list, note, note down, record, register, catalogue, enlist, enroll, induct, enscroll, put down, put on
transitive To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of. They were eager to enroll new recruits.
Similar: enlist, sign up, subscribe
intransitive, reflexive To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something). Have you enrolled in classes yet for this term?
Similar: enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe
intransitive, reflexive To register as a member of an educational institution.
Similar: enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe
US, intransitive, reflexive To register for a class or course of study. Rather than stopping her education, she enrolled in a GED program so she could go to college.
Similar: enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe, add
Australia, New Zealand, intransitive, reflexive To register to vote.
Similar: enlist, join, join up, sign up, subscribe
obsolete, transitive To envelop; to enwrap. Our quiuering Lances ſhaking in the aire, And bullets like Ioues dreadfull Thunderbolts, Enrolde in flames and fiery ſmoldering miſtes, Shall threat the Gods more than Cyclopian warres, […]
intransitive To curl up into a ball. Many trilobites (e.g.37), including Ampyx priscus (Supplementary Fig. 11) had the capacity to enroll as do modern terrestrial isopods when threatened.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: recruit, enter, inscribe, enrol, registration, register, registrable, enrolment, subscribe, enlist, hire, include, annexation, participate, insert, apply

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verb to enter (a name) in a register, roll or list

Español	enrolar
日本語	登録する tōroku suru
中文	註冊 /注册 zhùcè
Português	inscrever-se, matricular-se
Français	s'inscrire, s'enrôler
Deutsch	anmelden, einschreiben, sich immatrikulieren
Italiano	iscriversi
Ελληνικά	εγγράφω engráfo
Русский	запи́сываться zapísyvatʹsja, записа́ться zapisátʹsja, регистри́роваться registrírovatʹsja, зарегистри́роваться zaregistrírovatʹsja

verb to enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of

Español	enrolar
Português	inscrever, alistar
Français	enrôler
Deutsch	immatrikulieren, (jmd.) eintragen, (als Mitglied) aufnehmen, (jmd.) rekrutieren, (jmd., etw.) listen
Italiano	reclutare
Ελληνικά	εγγράφομαι engráfomai
Русский	запи́сывать zapísyvatʹ, записа́ть zapisátʹ, регистри́ровать registrírovatʹ, зарегистри́ровать zaregistrírovatʹ

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@misc{enroll_2026,
  title = {enroll},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enroll},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}