[syn: enlist, draft, muster in]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlisted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Enlisting.]
1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being
entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
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3. 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enlist \En*list"\, v. i.
1. 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.
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2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enlist
v 1: join the military
2: hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or
support" [syn: engage, enlist]
3: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: enlist, draft,
muster in] [ant: discharge, muster out]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "enlist":
affiliate, affiliate with, alternate, associate, bring, call up,
carry, combine, come into, commandeer, conscript, cover, creep in,
decide, detach, detach for service, determine, dispose, do a hitch,
do a stint, do a tour, do time, draft, employ, engage, enroll,
enter, fill in for, gather, get, get into, get to do, go into,
have a go, have tenure, hire, hold office, impress, inaugurate,
incline, induce, induct, influence, initiate, install, instate,
interest in, invest, join, join up, keep a watch, lead,
league with, levy, list, lure, make available, mobilize, muster,
muster in, obtain, ordain, organize, press, procure, prompt, raise,
re-up, recruit, reenlist, register, relieve, retain, secure,
serve time, sign on, sign up, sneak in, spell, spell off, summon,
sway, take out membership, take turns, take up membership,
team up with, team with, tempt, time off, volunteer