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English Dictionary: enlist by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enlist
v
  1. join the military
  2. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
    Synonym(s): engage, enlist
  3. engage somebody to enter the army
    Synonym(s): enlist, draft, muster in
    Antonym(s): discharge, muster out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Enlisting}.]
      1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
  
      2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being
            entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
  
      3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing
            interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or
            in a charitable enterprise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enlist \En*list"\, v. i.
      1. To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval
            service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men
            enlisted for the war.
  
      2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
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