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

Community colleges enroll the vast majority of undocumented immigrant students in the state.

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Getting in is a feat in itself: Of the approximately 800 who apply each year for the economics department’s Ph.D. program, only 40 are accepted, with 20 to 24 enrolling.

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Rattana-anun, who often accompanies his clients to the Department of Public Social Services to help them enroll in Medi-Cal, said it sometimes takes begging, tears and luck to get approved.

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Some said they were scammed into enrolling in nonaccredited schools, then didn’t know how to sue and recover their money.

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The law also offers in-state tuition to U.S. citizens who graduated from California schools but moved out of the state before enrolling in college.

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Related Words

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