enlist
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of enlist
Synonyms for enlist
Related Words for enlist
appoint, hire, engage, join, enroll, gather, serve, recruit, employ, admit, enter, mobilize, attract, assign, volunteer, conscript, incorporate, levy, induct, secureExamples from the Web for enlist
Contemporary Examples of enlist
She claims the FBI tried to enlist her as a cooperating source in their investigation.
Now, of course, we have no choice but enlist anyone we can in the fight against ISIS.
But with America in the midst of another battle abroad, the president seems anxious to enlist the help of other countries.
Another tip is to outsource willpower: Enlist family and friends to join you in your goal to give up smoking or get fit.
Willpower: Our Greatest Strength?September 11, 2014
When it was his turn to speak, Ostronic warned that Kimberlin was trying to “enlist” the jury in a silencing of free speech.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
Historical Examples of enlist
Let us run away, for fear he should make us enlist in his company!
Little DaffydowndillyNathaniel Hawthorne
One of them, a carter in a smockfrock, seemed wavering and disposed to enlist.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
I'm going to enlist to-morrow, and perhaps I won't get so good a chance as this!
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
Florent was never able to enlist Claude amongst his supporters.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
He had then tried to enlist as a private, but had been rejected for the same reason.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The SearchlightMathew Joseph Holt