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enroll

[en-rohl]

verb (used with object)

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.

to enlist (oneself).

to put in a record; record: to enroll the minutes of a meeting; to enroll the great events of history.

to roll or wrap up: fruit enrolled in tissue paper.

Nautical. to document (a U.S. vessel) by issuing a certificate of enrollment.

verb (used without object)

to enroll oneself: He enrolled in college last week.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English enrollen < Old French enroller. See en-¹, roll

Related forms

en·roll·er, noun

pre·en·roll, verb

re·en·roll, verb

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Example Sentences

The basic problem is that colleges receive government money based largely on how many students they enroll.

Having more online courses available does not guarantee that students will chose to enroll in them.

The creativity of migrants is enhanced by their ability to enroll collaborators both far-off and nearby.

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The basic problem is that colleges receive government money based largely on how many students they enroll.

Having more online courses available does not guarantee that students will chose to enroll in them.

The creativity of migrants is enhanced by their ability to enroll collaborators both far-off and nearby.

They enroll their children in its exclusive private schools, and they buy mansions from emigrating whites.

Imagine going to the first meeting of a course you'd long waited to enroll in.

In case it wasn't clear, some students enroll in college but are not quite ready for college-level math.

The yield is the percentage of applicants offered admission by a college who have committed to enroll.

Jefferson officials urge students not to enroll in open-entry courses if they receive financial aid.

Although almost all of its children enroll in primary education, fewer than two-thirds make it to secondary school.

Because he had taken lots of college courses as a high school student, he was able to enroll as a sophomore.

Parents struggle with paperwork to enroll their children in school while simultaneously attempting to locate housing.

The law requires schools to enroll students who are homeless, including those who lost their homes because of a natural disaster.

So, expect that more students will have had extensive positive quality online experiences before they enroll in higher education.

If foreign-born students cannot legally work here after earning their degrees, fewer will enroll.

Everyone must pay a share of educational expenses if they want to enroll in the rural area schools.

But the plan may not be viable for long because insurers cannot add benefits or enroll more people in noncompliant policies.

In addition, many students enroll part time, which can affect their progress toward graduation.

Going with the second option, the government compels parents to enroll their children in one of these private schools.

Cost will vary depending on how many you buy, so you probably will have to enroll in college to use one of these.

The bonus grants are intended to make it worth a state's while to enroll and retain eligible children.

Public funds will be given to the schools on the basis of how many students enroll.

Identifying skills shortages and paying people a modest but living wage to enroll and study in accredited universities/schools.

There is no age limit, parents can enroll their minor children, and no one is excluded due to any pre-existing medical condition.

To scale good ideas, they must communicate and enroll others in their vision.

The economic slump has pushed more people to enroll in college, but it won't prevent them from dropping out.

The grant aid available to low- and moderate-income students is insufficient to ensure that they will enroll and stay in college.

But trials take time, often years, to enroll a sufficient number of participants to generate statistically significant results.

The paramedics rush to the scene and promptly begin to… enroll you in a.

Private colleges enroll less than one-quarter of all undergraduate students but produce nearly one-third of graduates.

The project is credited with improving information technology and helping universities enroll more women.

He was beaten with chains when he tried to enroll his daughters in an all-white.

Recruits enroll in a lengthy program that covers the essentials of daily maintenance, diet, and medical care.

Amsterdam alleges that the study: didn't enroll enough patients to come to definitive.

Some economists and higher education experts say many teenagers should never enroll in college.

They enroll the majority of college students regardless of.

Bright athletes who wish to enroll full time should, of course, be allowed to do so.

So the city is setting its own bar for which students should enroll in summer school.

Wallace's advice that parents should defy school desegregation orders and enroll their children wherever they choose.

The schools have a strong incentive to enroll service members and veterans, in large part because of the.

Government agencies, universities, doctors and corporations frequently enroll patients in studies designed to.

Fewer than half the students who enroll in the four-year for-profit schools graduate.

Actually, community colleges enroll a smaller percentage of international students than do other sectors.

Mohr might not have been given enough time to consider whether to enroll in the trial.

Here's one way to lower your taxes: enroll in a flexible spending account, one of the recommended steps in our.

They considered voluntary incentives to get healthy people to enroll.

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World English Dictionary

enrol or enroll (ɪnˈrəʊl)

—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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