GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Found 2 definitions
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Enlist (?), 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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enlisted adj. prenom. (Mil.) designating to those members of the armed forces not commissioned as an officer; as, “an enlisted man”.
[WordNet 1.5]