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en·list  (n-lst)
v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists
v.tr.
1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.
2. To engage the support or cooperation of.
v.intr.
1. To enter the armed forces.
2. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise.

en·listment n.

enlist [ɪnˈlɪst]
vb
1. (Military) to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
2. (tr) to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc.
3. (intr; foll by in) to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc.
enlister  n
enlistment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enlist - join the military
sign up - join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
conscript - enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"
2.enlist - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
recruit - seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"
3.enlist - engage somebody to enter the army
levy, recruit, raise - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
muster out, discharge - release from military service

enlist
verb
1. join up, join, enter (into), register, volunteer, sign up, enrol He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
2. recruit, secure, gather, take on, hire, sign up, call up, muster, mobilize, conscript Three thousand men were enlisted.
3. obtain, get, gain, secure, engage, procure I had to enlist the help of several neighbours to clear the mess.
Translations
enlist [ɪnˈlɪst]
A. VT
1. (Mil) → reclutar, alistar
enlisted man (US) (Mil) → soldado m raso
2. [+ support etc] → conseguir
B. VI (Mil) → alistarse (in en)

enlist [ɪnˈlɪst]
vt
[+ person, helper, volunteer] → mettre à contribution
to enlist sb's support → s'assurer le soutien de qn
to enlist sb's help → s'assurer l'aide de qn
(MILITARY) [+ soldier] → recruter
vi (MILITARY) [soldier] → s'engager
to enlist as sth → s'engager en tant que qch
to enlist in the Marines → s'engager dans les marines

enlist
vi (Mil etc) → sich melden (in zu)
vt soldiers, recruitseinziehen; supporters, collaboratorsanwerben, gewinnen; assistance, sympathy, supportgewinnen; could I enlist your aid?darf ich Sie um Hilfe bitten?; I had to enlist his helpich musste seine Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen

enlist [ɪnˈlɪst]
1. vt
a. (Mil) (men) → arruolare
b. (support) → assicurarsi, procurarsi
2. vi (Mil) to enlist (in)arruolarsi (in)
enlisted man (Am) (Mil) → soldato semplice

enlist [ɪnˈlɪst]
1. vt
a. (Mil) (men) → arruolare
b. (support) → assicurarsi, procurarsi
2. vi (Mil) to enlist (in)arruolarsi (in)
enlisted man (Am) (Mil) → soldato semplice

enlist
v enlist [inˈlist]
1 to join an army etc My father enlisted on the day after war was declared. aansluit, aanwerwing يَتَجَنَّد постъпвам в vstoupit do armády melde sig; blive rekrutteret anwerben κατατάσσομαι στο στρατό alistar väeteenistusse astuma به خدمت نظام رفتن värväytyä (s')engager לְהִתגָיֵיס भर्ती करना, सूचिपत्र में नाम लिखना prijaviti se u vojsku beáll katonának masuk militer ganga í her arruolarsi 入隊する 입대하다 stoti į karo tarnybą iesaukt; iestāties (karadienestā) menyertai tentera dienst nemen (la seg) verve, innrullere zaciągnąć (się) do wojska alistar-se a (se) înrola поступать на военную службу vstúpiť do armády javiti se (v vojsko) stupiti u vojsku ta värvning สมัครเป็นทหาร orduya katılmak 徵募 вступати на військову службу فوج میں نام اندراج کروانا nhập ngũ
2 to obtain the support and help of He has enlisted George to help him organize the party. arm neem يُجَنِّد للمُساعَدَه спечелвам získat sikre sig; hverve gewinnen στρατολογώ, επιστρατεύω (μτφ.) reclutar; conseguir ayuda appi värbama بهره گرفتن از pestata recruter לָגֵייס प्राप्त करना angažirati megnyer merekrut fá e-n til hjálpar reclutare ~の協力を得る 협조를 구하다 prikalbinti gūt kāda atbalstu mendapatkan sokongan te hulp roepen sikre seg, gjøre bruk av zjednywać recrutar a apela (la) заручаться поддержкой získať novačiti iskamčiti pomoć värva, engagera, anlita ขอความช่วยเหลือ yardımını almak 謀取贊助 підрядити مدد ، سہارا حاصل کرنا giành được sự ủng hộ
3 to obtain (support and help) from someone They enlisted the support of five hundred people for their campaign. inroep يَطْلُب مُساعَدَة подкрепа zajistit si sikre sig; hverve engagieren εξασφαλίζω από κπ. conseguir enda poole võitma حمایت دیگران را جلب کردن saada apua (s')assurer le concours de לָגֵייס सूची में चढ़ाना, नाम लिखना zatražiti pomoć toboroz mendapat dukungan fá til að styðja ottenere 得る 협력을 얻다 užsitikrinti dabūt, nodrošināt (palīdzību, atbalstu) mendapatkan sokongan inroepen (til å støtte), samle støtte zjednywać, zyskiwać conseguir a‑şi asigura заручаться поддержкой zaistiť si pridobiti dobiti ta i anspråk ขอการสนับสนุน sağlamak 獲取 заручитися чиєюсь підтримкою کسی سے مدد حاصل کرنا có được sự ủng hộ của ai


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Seeing the favorable disposition of the warriors toward Tars Tarkas, as well as toward me, I grasped the opportunity to enlist them in my cause against Zodanga.
His object was to enlist an army of workmen, and to collect together the greater part of the materials.
From this it came to pass that Italy fell partly into the hands of the Church and of republics, and, the Church consisting of priests and the republic of citizens unaccustomed to arms, both commenced to enlist foreigners.
 
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