enlist
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- Rhymes: -ɪst
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enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)
- (intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.
- The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
- (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
- We enlisted fifty new members.
- To secure, to obtain
- They enlisted government's support.
[edit] Translations
to join a cause or organization
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to recruit or to obtain
to secure
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