Verb: enlist en'list
- Join the military
"He enlisted in the Army after high school"
- Hire for work or assistance
"enlist aid, help, services, or support";
- engage
- Engage somebody to enter the army
"The recruits were enlisted at the beginning of their service";
- draft, muster in
Derived forms: enlisted, enlisting, enlists
Type of: enrol [Brit, Cdn], enroll [N. Amer], enter, inscribe, procure, raise, recruit, secure, sign up
Encyclopedia: Enlist