enroll
Use Enroll in a sentence
verb (used with object)
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)
6.
to enroll oneself: He enrolled in college last week.
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enrol or enroll (ɪnˈrəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , (US) -rols, -rolls, -rolling, -rolled | |
| 1. | to record or note in a roll or list |
| 2. | (also intr) to become or cause to become a member; enlist; register |
| 3. | to put on record; record |
| 4. | rare to roll or wrap up |
| enroll or enroll | |
| —vb | |
| enrol'lee or enroll | |
| —n | |
| en'roller or enroll | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
enroll
mid-14c., from O.Fr. enroller, from en- "make, put in" + rolle (see roll). Related: Enrolled; enrolling.
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Example sentences
But the plan may not be viable for long because insurers cannot add benefits or enroll more people in noncompliant policies.
Imagine going to the first meeting of a course you'd long waited to enroll in.
The basic problem is that colleges receive government money based largely on how many students they enroll.
Some economists and higher education experts say many teenagers should never enroll in college.
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