enlist
enlist is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is enlist.
- What is to engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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