Definitions

enlist

[en-list] / ɛnˈlɪst /

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit appoint assign attract call up conscript employ engage enroll enter gather hire join mobilize recruit serve volunteer

STRONG

draft embody get hitch incorporate induct initiate inscribe interest levy list muster oblige obtain place procure record register reserve secure

WEAK

call to arms conscribe enter into join up press into service sign on take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel discharge dismiss divide eject expel fire ignore lay off leave let go oust refrain refuse reject repel separate shun stop withdraw

STRONG

exclude forfeit forget lose remove unfasten

WEAK

avoid dodge

Example Sentences

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Enlist a friend’s help if necessary, and pull furniture away from the walls to get hidden dust and dirt.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

In Georgia, where the restrictions were enacted because of concern for frosted and flatwood salamanders, the decision meant Enlist Duo could not be used on more than 385,000 hectares of cotton, corn, and soybean crops.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 31, 2023

Enlist a fiduciary adviser to help you figure out how to protect your assets, marital and individual, in the case of illness, death, divorce or natural disaster.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2022

Test the hypothesis: Enlist 24 participants, and split them into two groups of 12.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Enlist wherever you will, and I will take it upon myself to see that both you lads rise in the service as rapidly as you shall deserve.”

From Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga by Otis, James

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