"enlist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛnˈlɪst/, /ɪnˈlɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enlist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: enlists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: en- + list Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|list}} en- + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} enlist (plural enlists)
  1. One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
    Sense id: en-enlist-en-noun-UnyQdl2E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 42 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 30 17 29 11 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inlist [archaic]

Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈlɪst/, /ɪnˈlɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enlist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: enlists [present, singular, third-person], enlisting [participle, present], enlisted [participle, past], enlisted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: en- + list Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|list}} en- + list Head templates: {{en-verb}} enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)
  1. (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register. Tags: transitive Synonyms (enter on a list): enscroll Translations (to enter on a list, enroll, register): ἐγγράφω (engráphō) (Ancient Greek), allistar (Catalan), zapisovat [imperfective] (Czech), zapsat [perfective] (Czech), listautua (Finnish), liittyä (Finnish), ilmoittautua (Finnish), rekisteröityä (Finnish), s’inscrire (French), eintragen (note: in eine Liste) (German), conscrībō (Latin), alistar (Portuguese), alistar (Spanish), enlistar (Mex.) (Spanish), värva (Swedish), inskriva (Swedish), đăng ký (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-enlist-en-verb--kkLqiQm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 30 17 29 11 12 Disambiguation of 'enter on a list': 93 3 2 2 Disambiguation of 'to enter on a list, enroll, register': 90 5 3 2
  2. (intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. Tags: intransitive Translations (to join a cause or organization): запі́свацца (zapísvacca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), запіса́цца (zapisácca) [perfective] (Belarusian), постъ́пвам (postǎ́pvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), постъ́пя (postǎ́pja) [perfective] (Bulgarian), запи́свам се (zapísvam se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), запи́ша се (zapíša se) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), allistar (Catalan), 入伍 (rùwǔ) (english: enlist in a military) (Chinese Mandarin), 入隊 (Chinese Mandarin), 入队 (rùduì) (Chinese Mandarin), rukovat [imperfective] (Czech), narukovat [perfective] (Czech), varbiĝi (Esperanto), liittyä [organization, cause] (Finnish), värväytyä [especially] [military, war, government, politics] (Finnish), rejoindre (French), eintreten (German), 入隊する (nyūtai suru) (english: enlist in a military) (alt: にゅうたいする) (Japanese), 입대하다 (ipdaehada) (Korean), zapisywać się [imperfective] (Polish), zapisać się [perfective] (Polish), alistar (Portuguese), înrola (Romanian), зачисля́ться (začisljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), зачи́слиться (začíslitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), запи́сываться (zapísyvatʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), записа́ться (zapisátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), поступа́ть (postupátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поступи́ть (postupítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), вступа́ть (vstupátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вступи́ть (vstupítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), rukovať [imperfective] (Slovak), narukovať [perfective] (Slovak), alistar [pronominal] (Spanish), sentar plaza (Spanish), запи́суватися (zapýsuvatysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), записа́тися (zapysátysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), đăng lính (Vietnamese), đăng (Vietnamese), tòng quân (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-enlist-en-verb-eH0IH9xK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 10 42 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 30 17 29 11 12 Disambiguation of 'to join a cause or organization': 2 95 1 2
  3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others. Tags: transitive Translations (to recruit others): вербава́ць (vjerbavácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), завербава́ць (zavjerbavácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), запі́сваць (zapísvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), запіса́ць (zapisácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), вербу́вам (verbúvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), allistar (Catalan), reclutar (Catalan), nabírat [imperfective] (Czech), nabrat [perfective] (Czech), värvätä (Finnish), rekrytoida (Finnish), hankkia jäseneksi (english: into membership) (Finnish), recruter (French), anwerben (German), rekrutieren (German), engajar (Ido), werbować [imperfective] (Polish), zwerbować [perfective] (Polish), recrutar (Portuguese), вербова́ть (verbovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), завербова́ть (zaverbovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), зачисля́ть (začisljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), зачи́слить (začíslitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), набира́ть (nabirátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), набра́ть (nabrátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), enlistar (Mex.) (Spanish), reclutar (Spanish), värva (Swedish), rekrytera (Swedish), вербува́ти (verbuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), завербува́ти (zaverbuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), залуча́ти (zalučáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), залучи́ти (zalučýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), запи́сувати (zapýsuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), записа́ти (zapysáty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), tuyển quân (Vietnamese), tuyển (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-enlist-en-verb-OrgS4mxz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 30 17 29 11 12 Disambiguation of 'to recruit others': 11 10 74 5
  4. (transitive) To secure; to obtain. Tags: transitive Translations (to secure, obtain): zajišťovat si [imperfective] (Czech), zajistit si [perfective] (Czech), získávat [imperfective] (Czech), získat [perfective] (Czech), hankkia (Finnish), saada (Finnish), заруча́ться (zaručátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), заручи́ться (zaručítʹsja) [perfective, with-instrumental] (Russian), conseguir (Spanish), tranh thủ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-enlist-en-verb-jN1NgNMe Categories (other): English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 30 17 29 11 12 Disambiguation of 'to secure, obtain': 2 4 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inlist [archaic], catalogue, enlist, enroll, put down, put on, register, tabulate [British, dialectal, obsolete] Hypernyms: record, tick off Derived forms: reenlist Related terms: list [noun] Coordinate_terms: conscript, draft

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "rekisteröityä"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 3 2",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
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          "note": "in eine Liste",
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          "word": "eintragen"
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          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "conscrībō"
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          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "alistar"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "alistar"
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          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "enlistar (Mex.)"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 3 2",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "värva"
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          "word": "inskriva"
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          "_dis1": "90 5 3 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
          "word": "đăng ký"
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          "code": "be",
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          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "zapisácca",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "запіса́цца"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "postǎ́pvam",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "постъ́пвам"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "postǎ́pja",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "постъ́пя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zapísvam se",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "запи́свам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zapíša se",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "запи́ша се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "allistar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "enlist in a military",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rùwǔ",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "入伍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "入隊"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rùduì",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "入队"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "rukovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "narukovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "varbiĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "topics": [
            "organization",
            "cause"
          ],
          "word": "liittyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "especially"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "military",
            "war",
            "government",
            "politics"
          ],
          "word": "värväytyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "rejoindre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "eintreten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "alt": "にゅうたいする",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "enlist in a military",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nyūtai suru",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "入隊する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ipdaehada",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "word": "입대하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zapisywać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 95 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zapisać się"
        },
        {
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      "word": "score off"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "uniquify"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "unlist"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "unregister"
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "draft"
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      "word": "reenlist"
    }
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        "third-person"
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      "word": "record"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "tick off"
    }
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "populate"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "blacklist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "greylist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "hotlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "longlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "playlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "roster"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "shitlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "shortlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "waitlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "watchlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "whitelist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "relist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "downlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "move up"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "word": "check off"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "cross off"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "mark off"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "tags": [
        "noun"
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      "word": "list"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To enter on a list; to enroll; to register."
      ],
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        [
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          "list"
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        [
          "enroll",
          "enroll"
        ],
        [
          "register",
          "register"
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        "(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ],
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We enlisted fifty new members.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1890, E. H. Parker, “On Race Struggles in Corea”, in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, volume XVIII, Tokyo: The Hakubunsha, →OCLC, page 218",
          "text": "The Emperor visited east-central China (江與京洛), and enlisted 400,000 soldiers and 500 Wu ships to cross the seas and go to P’ing-jang, (the Kao-li capital).",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To recruit the aid or membership of others."
      ],
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          "recruit",
          "recruit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They enlisted the government's support.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad",
          "text": "I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To secure; to obtain."
      ],
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        [
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          "secure"
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        [
          "obtain",
          "obtain"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To secure; to obtain."
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈlɪst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈlɪst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪst"
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    {
      "sense": "enter on a list",
      "word": "enscroll"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "inlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "catalogue"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "enlist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "enroll"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "put down"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "put on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "word": "register"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:enlist",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "tabulate"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "allistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapisovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapsat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "listautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "liittyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "ilmoittautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "rekisteröityä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "s’inscrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "in eine Liste",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "eintragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "engráphō",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "ἐγγράφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "conscrībō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "alistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "alistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "enlistar (Mex.)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "värva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "inskriva"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to enter on a list, enroll, register",
      "word": "đăng ký"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zapísvacca",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запі́свацца"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zapisácca",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "запіса́цца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "postǎ́pvam",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "постъ́пвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "postǎ́pja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "постъ́пя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zapísvam se",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запи́свам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zapíša se",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запи́ша се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "allistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "enlist in a military",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rùwǔ",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "入伍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "入隊"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rùduì",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "入队"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rukovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "narukovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "varbiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "topics": [
        "organization",
        "cause"
      ],
      "word": "liittyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "värväytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "rejoindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "eintreten"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にゅうたいする",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "enlist in a military",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nyūtai suru",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "入隊する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ipdaehada",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "입대하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapisywać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zapisać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "alistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "înrola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "začisljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "зачисля́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "začíslitʹsja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зачи́слиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zapísyvatʹsja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запи́сываться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zapisátʹsja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "записа́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postupátʹ",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поступа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "postupítʹ",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поступи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstupátʹ",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вступа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstupítʹ",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вступи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rukovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "narukovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "pronominal"
      ],
      "word": "alistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "sentar plaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapýsuvatysja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запи́суватися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapysátysja",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "записа́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "đăng lính"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "đăng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to join a cause or organization",
      "word": "tòng quân"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vjerbavácʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вербава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zavjerbavácʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "завербава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zapísvacʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запі́сваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zapisácʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "запіса́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "verbúvam",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вербу́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "allistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "reclutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nabírat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "nabrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "värvätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "rekrytoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "into membership",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "hankkia jäseneksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "recruter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "anwerben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "rekrutieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "engajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "werbować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zwerbować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "recrutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "verbovátʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вербова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaverbovátʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "завербова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "začisljátʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "зачисля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "začíslitʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "зачи́слить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nabirátʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "набира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nabrátʹ",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "набра́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "enlistar (Mex.)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "reclutar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "värva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "rekrytera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "verbuváty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вербува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zaverbuváty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "завербува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zalučáty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "залуча́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zalučýty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "залучи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapýsuvaty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "запи́сувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapysáty",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "записа́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "tuyển quân"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to recruit others",
      "word": "tuyển"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zajišťovat si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zajistit si"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "získávat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "získat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "word": "hankkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "word": "saada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaručátʹsja",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заруча́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaručítʹsja",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "with-instrumental"
      ],
      "word": "заручи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "word": "conseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to secure, obtain",
      "word": "tranh thủ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enlist"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with en-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪst",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪst/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "list"
      },
      "expansion": "en- + list",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "en- + list",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enlists",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "enlist (plural enlists)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, USA International Business Publications, Taiwan National Security And Defense Law And Regulations Handbook",
          "text": "[…] 19.17% are enlisted officers (including cadets and midshipmen with BA degrees and associate degrees, officers Designated Military Occupational Specialty, the enlists converting into conscripts], officers from ROTCs) ; 0.31% are conscripted […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who is enlisted, usually in a military service."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛnˈlɪst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈlɪst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪst"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enlist.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-enlist.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-enlist.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-enlist.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-enlist.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "inlist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enlist"
}

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