D defs.my
Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Enlist

/ĕnˌ-lĭst'/ · En·list · IPA /ɛnˈlɪst/
01 v. t. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
imp. & p. p. Enlisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlisting
  1. 1.
    To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
  2. 2.
    To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
  3. 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.
02 v. i. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.