enlist

Related to enlist: Inlist

enlist for (something)

1. To voluntarily sign up for something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "enlist" and "for." Did you hear that Jim wants to enlist for military service? He really feels compelled to fight for his country.
2. To sign someone else up for something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "enlist" and "for." I hope you don't mind, but I enlisted you for the clean-up crew after the dance. We need all the help we can get!
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enlist in (something)

1. To voluntarily sign up for something. This phrase is often used in reference to the armed forces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "enlist" and "in." Did you hear that Jim wants to enlist in the military? He really feels compelled to fight for his country.
2. To gather or obtain someone for some organization or purpose. This phrase is often used in reference to the armed forces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "enlist" and "in." Jim's father is a veteran and tried to enlist him in the military. Sorry I'm late, I got enlisted in the post-dance clean-up crew.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

enlist (oneself) for something

to sign up for something; to enroll for something. Sam wouldn't enlist for service. Todd enlisted himself for the army last week.
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enlist(oneself) in something

to join something; to join the armed services. She decided not to enlist herself in the air force. Bill enlisted in the army.
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enlist someone for something

to enroll someone for something; to seek help for something from someone. I enlisted all of them for the understudy parts. Can I enlist you for the committee?
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enlist someone in something

to recruit someone into something; to recruit someone into the armed services. They tried to enlist me in the army, but I decided against it. David enlisted his brother in an organization that gave assistance to peasants in South America.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • enlist for
  • enlist for (something)
  • enlisted
  • enlist in
  • enlist in (something)
  • sign up
  • rope in
  • rope in Go to rope into
  • rope someone in
  • involve with (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Therefore, he prayed to the court that the said order may be set aside and ECP may be directed to scrutinize the documents of the petitioner afresh strictly in accordance with law and enlist the party in its record.
IHC takes up MML's plea today
Donghae, Siwon and Eunhyuk, who enlisted in 2015, will finish their military duties later this year and return to their adoring fans.
Super Junior's Kyuhyun To Enlist In The Army
For the first time, the Enlist E3 soybean includes three herbicide tolerance genes combined in a genetic event in the soybean genome.
Dow AgroSciences LLC and MS Technologies LLC awarded patent for Enlist E3 soybean event
The ENLIST Group seeks to collaborate with other research groups and consortia.
Erythema nodosum leprosum research: ENLISTing support
The new recruits have pledged their allegiance to Queen and country and enlisted into a variety of careers, ranging from musicians to mechanics.
MIDLAND & NATIONAL: Recruiting boom for Army
"A lot of the young people I talk to want to enlist in the military instead of just sitting around and doing nothing," Harris said.
An about-face: young blacks and Latinos who enlist in the military for skills and training are still getting turned away by employers
Turow, the first step in his campaign was persuading his book editor to enlist. She compromised, dropping to lowercase in newly written parts and retaining the capital in older articles reproduced in the book."
Lowercasing "internet" is gaining favor in high places. (Editing)
He explains that because of the harsh economic conditions of French colonial penetration into the countryside, the dispossesed peasants were forced to work on public works projects or enlist in the army.(4) He puts the phenomenon of indigenous recruitment in the overall socioeconomic dynamics and power relationships associated with French colonialism in Morocco.
Moroccan colonial soldiers: between selective memory and collective memory
According to Silver, the most effective way for building owners, managers and engineers to prevent a dire health emergency is to enlist the services of a professional to regularly inspect and maintain the HVAC and water systems for maximum safety and efficiency.
Legionnaires outbreak linked to cooling tower
Ensign, author of the book Military Life: What You Should Know Before You Enlist!, suggests that the expansion of Junior ROTC and establishment of career academies now under way serves this purpose: "acceptability" of the military or, in Goldich's terms, prevention of "social irrelevance."
Education infiltration: the Pentagon targets high schools
Minho, 27, debuted in SHINee in 2008 and is the third member of the band to enlist in the military after Onew last December and Key last March.
SHINee's Minho, Infinite's Dong-woo enlist in Korean military
Last year in October, the ECP had rejected an application to enlist MML as a political party.
IHC accepts MML's plea for early hearing
In 1958, the Military Pay Act created two new US Air Force senior enlisted "super grades" of senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant to sanction higher levels of empowerment to the enlisted force.
Aligning Air Force Leadership Roles: The Limitations of Enlisted Empowerment
Muslim Brotherhood's businessman Hassan Malek - File photo CAIRO - 3 January 2019: South Cairo Criminal court enlisted Ezzel-Din Malek,the Muslim Brotherhood- affiliated businessman Hassan Malek's brother on the terror list.
Court enlists Hassan Malek's brother on terror list