- (v.t.) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
- (v.t.) To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
- (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.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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