enlist
11enlist — verb Date: 1599 transitive verb 1. a. to secure the support and aid of ; employ in advancing an interest < enlist all the available resources > < enlisted our help > b. to win over ; attract …
12enlist — en|list [ınˈlıst] v 1.) [T] to persuade someone to help you to do something enlist sb s help/services etc ▪ He has enlisted the help of a sports psychologist for the team. ▪ The public are being enlisted to help. 2.) [I,T usually passive] to join …
13enlist — [[t]ɪnlɪ̱st[/t]] enlists, enlisting, enlisted 1) V ERG If someone enlists or is enlisted, they join the army, navy, marines, or air force. [V in n] Michael Hughes of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, enlisted in the 82nd Airborne 20 years ago... [V as n] …
14enlist — enlister, n. /en list /, v.i. 1. to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service: He decided to enlist in the Marines. 2. to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc. v.t. 3. to engage for military service: to enlist men for the army. 4. to… …
15enlist — verb Enlist is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑soldier Enlist is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aid, ↑cooperation, ↑help, ↑recruit, ↑support …
16enlist — [ɪnˈlɪst] verb 1) [I] to join the armed forces 2) [T] if you enlist someone or enlist their help, you ask them to help or support you …
17enlist — verb a) To join a cause or organization, especially military service. The army wants potential soldiers to enlist. b) To recruit the aid or membership of others. We enlisted fifty new members …
18enlist — verb 1 enlist sb s help to persuade someone to help you: I enlisted the help of a local artist to do a painting for her birthday. 2 (I) to join the army, navy etc: In the first year of the war a million men enlisted voluntarily. see join 1 3… …
19enlist — en•list [[t]ɛnˈlɪst[/t]] v. i. 1) mil to enroll, usu. voluntarily, for military service 2) to enter into some cause or enterprise 3) mil to engage for military service: to enlist soldiers for the army[/ex] 4) to secure (a person, services, aid,… …
20enlist employees in a labor union — index organize (unionize) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
