enlist

enlist
    v 1: join the military
    2: hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or
       support" [syn: {engage}, {enlist}]
    3: engage somebody to enter the army [syn: {enlist}, {draft},
       {muster in}] [ant: {discharge}, {muster out}]
    

Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Enlisting}.]
   1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
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   2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being
      entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
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   3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing
      interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or
      in a charitable enterprise.
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Enlist \En*list"\, v. i.
   1. To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval
      service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men
      enlisted for the war.
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   2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
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90 Moby Thesaurus words for "enlist":
      affiliate, affiliate with, alternate, associate, bring, call up,
      carry, combine, come into, commandeer, conscript, cover, creep in,
      decide, detach, detach for service, determine, dispose, do a hitch,
      do a stint, do a tour, do time, draft, employ, engage, enroll,
      enter, fill in for, gather, get, get into, get to do, go into,
      have a go, have tenure, hire, hold office, impress, inaugurate,
      incline, induce, induct, influence, initiate, install, instate,
      interest in, invest, join, join up, keep a watch, lead,
      league with, levy, list, lure, make available, mobilize, muster,
      muster in, obtain, ordain, organize, press, procure, prompt, raise,
      re-up, recruit, reenlist, register, relieve, retain, secure,
      serve time, sign on, sign up, sneak in, spell, spell off, summon,
      sway, take out membership, take turns, take up membership,
      team up with, team with, tempt, time off, volunteer