enroll

especially British, en·rol

[en-rohl]

verb (used with object)

enrolled, enrolling 

1. to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register.

   It took two days to enroll the new students.

2. to enlist (oneself ).

3. to put in a record; record.

   to enroll the minutes of a meeting; to enroll the great events of history.

4. to roll or wrap up.

   fruit enrolled in tissue paper.

5. Nautical.,  to document (a U.S. vessel) by issuing a certificate of enrollment.

verb (used without object)

enrolled, enrolling 

1. to enroll oneself.

   He enrolled in college last week.

Other Word Forms

• enroller noun
• preenroll verb
• reenroll verb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enroll¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English enrollen, from Old French enroller. See en- ¹, roll

Example Sentences

More than 300 million people in the U.S. are enrolled in health plans through their employers or government programs, most of whom will likely save more money using their insurance.

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The government has pulled billions of dollars in federal research funds, threatened the school’s tax exempt status and attacked its ability to enroll international students.

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Nationwide, most undergraduate students enrolling in U.S. colleges still come from the United States.

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Of the 24 million people who enrolled in insurance through the ACA this year, about 30% enrolled in bronze plans and 0.23% in catastrophic plans, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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The launch of the enhanced credits roughly doubled the number of people enrolled in marketplace plans, according to healthcare policy group KFF.

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Related Words

• accept 
• admit 
• employ 
• engage 
• enlist 
• enter 
• join 
• obtain 
• recruit 
• register