enlist

[en-list] / ɛnˈlɪst /

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit appoint assign attract call up conscript employ engage enroll enter gather hire join mobilize recruit serve volunteer

STRONG

draft embody get hitch incorporate induct initiate inscribe interest levy list muster oblige obtain place procure record register reserve secure

WEAK

call to arms conscribe enter into join up press into service sign on take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel discharge dismiss divide eject expel fire ignore lay off leave let go oust refrain refuse reject repel separate shun stop withdraw

STRONG

exclude forfeit forget lose remove unfasten

WEAK

avoid dodge

Example Sentences

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White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said restoring American pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere involves “enlisting established friends to help bolster mutual security in the region and cultivating new partners in the region.”

From The Wall Street Journal

These have been for men - mainly from Syria, Egypt and Yemen - who appear to have sent her their passport details in order to enlist.

From BBC

The authority enlisted AMP to build and operate an automated facility that will take in unsorted garbage and reduce the volume of trash headed to the landfill by half by removing recyclables and organic matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’ve had to enlist friends to take care of their saltwater fish tank back home.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Vahid is not certain he has the right man, so he enlists a group of other victims to help identify him.

From Los Angeles Times

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