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enrolling
[
en-
rohl
]
Origin
en·rol
/
ɛnˈroʊl
/
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[
en-
rohl
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
-rolled,
-rol·ling.
enroll.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
en·roll
/
ɛnˈroʊl
/
Show Spelled
[
en-
rohl
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
en·roll·er,
noun
pre·en·roll,
verb
re·en·roll,
verb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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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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enrol
alt. spelling of
enroll
.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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