enlist

Plural: enlists

Verb

Verb Forms: enlisted, enlisting, enlists

To enroll or be enrolled in the armed services; to secure support.
join the military
hire for work or assistance
engage somebody to enter the army
To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
To recruit the aid or membership of others.
To secure; to obtain.

Noun

One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.

Examples

She tried to ENLIST the help of a dictionary to confirm a suspicious word.
The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
They enlisted the government's support.
We enlisted fifty new members.

Origin / Etymology

From en- + list.

Synonyms

draft, engage, muster in, catalogue, enlist, enroll, enscroll, put down, put on, register, tabulate

Antonyms

discharge, delist, deregister, disenroll, score off, uniquify, unlist, unregister

Scrabble Score: 6

enlist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enlist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enlist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

enlist: valid Words With Friends Word