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en⋅list

[en-list]
–verb (used without object)
1. to enroll, usually voluntarily, for military service: He decided to enlist in the Marines.
2. to enter into some cause, enterprise, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to engage for military service: to enlist men for the army.
4. to secure (a person, services, etc.) for some cause, enterprise, etc.: They enlisted us to serve as ushers at the meeting.

Origin:
1690–1700; en- 1 + list 1


en⋅list⋅er, noun


2. volunteer, join.
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en·list   (ěn-lĭst')   
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·list'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

enlist 
1698, from en- "make, put in" + list.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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