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Verb: enlist  en'list
  1. Join the military
     
  2. Hire for work or assistance
    - engage
     
  3. Engage somebody to enter the army
    - draft, muster in

Derived forms: enlisted, enlists, enlisting

See also: enlistee, enlisting, enlistment

Type of: enrol [Brit, Cdn], enroll [N. Amer], enter, inscribe, procure, recruit, secure, sign up

Antonym: discharge

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