en·rol

[en-rohl]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), en·rolled, en·rol·ling.
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en·roll

[en-rohl]
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.

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

en·roll·er, noun
pre·en·roll, verb
re·en·roll, verb
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enrol or enroll (ɪnˈrəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

enrol or enroll (ɪnˈrəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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.

enrol
alt. spelling of enroll.
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Example sentences
Receiving private college counseling was the strongest predictor of enrolling
  through early admissions.
Less cash maybe, more stressed parents and pupils, but also more high-calibre
  graduates enrolling as teachers.
Nonetheless, visas are required to conduct certain activities such as enrolling
  as a student.
Nevertheless, there have between fifty to eighty students enrolling each year.
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