| Enlist 1. (v. t.) To enroll; to register; as to enlist for military service. 2. (v. t.) To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men. 3. (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. 4. (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. 5. (v. i.) To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled. Thesaurus Entries affiliate, affiliate with, alternate, associate, bring, call up, carry, combine, come into, commandeer, conscript, cover, creep in, decide, detach, detach for service, determine, dispose, do a hitch, do a stint, do a tour, do time, draft, employ, engage, enroll, enter, fill in for, gather, get, get into, get to do, go into, have a go, have tenure, hire, hold office, impress, inaugurate, incline, induce, induct, influence, initiate, install, instate, interest in, invest, join, join up, keep a watch, lead, league with, levy, list, lure, make available, mobilize, muster, muster in, obtain, ordain, organize, press, procure, prompt, raise, re-up, recruit, reenlist, register, relieve, retain, secure, serve time, sign on, sign up, sneak in, spell, spell off, summon, sway, take out membership, take turns, take up membership, team up with, team with, tempt, time off, volunteer |