Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enlist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Enlisting}.]
1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being
entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
enlist
v 1: join the military
2: as of aid, help, services, or support [syn: {engage}]
3: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {draft}, {muster in}]
[ant: {discharge}]
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