enlist

About 1.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
2. verb To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.

   The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.

3. verb To recruit the aid or membership of others.

   We enlisted fifty new members.

4. verb To secure; to obtain.

   They enlisted the government's support.

5. noun One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.

Similar words

muster in engage draft enroll hire registration conscript enrollment rally muster

Often followed by

the in their his for as a and them

Word family

enlisted enlistee enlistees enlisting enlistment enlistments enlists