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enlist
What does enlist mean?
enlist (verb): to voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce enlist?
/ɛnˈlɪst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does enlist come from?
From en- + list.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to enlist
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “enlist” mean?
to voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service
Right! That's what “enlist” means.
travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
Not quite: that's what commute means.
to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it
Not quite: that's what borrow means.
to forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit
Not quite: that's what prohibit means.
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