˜yÐÄvlog

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enlist

[ en-list ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service:

    He decided to enlist in the Marines.

  2. to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to engage for military service:

    to enlist men for the army.

  2. to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.:

    They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting.

enlist

/ ɪ²Ôˈ±ôɪ²õ³Ù /

verb

  1. to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
  2. tr to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc
  3. intrfoll byin to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð²Ôˈ±ô¾±²õ³Ù±ð°ù, noun
  • ±ð²Ôˈ±ô¾±²õ³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·±ô¾±²õ³Ùİù noun
  • ±è°ù±ðe²Ô·±ô¾±²õ³Ù verb
  • ³Ü²Ôe²Ô·±ô¾±²õ³ÙĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of enlist1

First recorded in 1690–1700; en- 1 + list 1
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Example Sentences

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He enlisted the help of a friend at a set company and the two put the map together at the friend’s set design shop.

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But Germany needs troops as well as tanks, and she's far less keen on her own son being enlisted.

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He eventually enlisted in the Marine Corps and was a merchant seaman before pursuing a career in journalism, according to Tucker Carlson’s post.

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"The state is increasingly reliant on state-sponsored vigilantism in an apparent effort to enlist businesses and private individuals in hijab compliance, portraying it as a civic responsibility."

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When he met Petty, he was working awful minimum-wage jobs and seriously thinking about enlisting in the military.

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