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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Parents pay thousands of dollars and enlist college counselors to burnish their high-schoolers’ summer portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gary Durst dropped out of college after three weeks and enlisted as a Marine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Koh found a workaround by enlisting willing Western software developers to apply for jobs in their own names and even show up for video meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal

After waiting for years for a suitor, Aisha is frustrated and has turned now to enlist the services of an online matchmaker site to find a husband of her dreams: rich and educated.

From Barron's

His goal was "not necessarily" to convince his fellow teenagers to enlist, he told AFP.

From Barron's

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