Definition of "enlist"

enlist

/ɪnˈlɪst/

verb
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.
2. (intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
  Quotations
  “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).”
  1890, E. H. Parker, “On Race Struggles in Corea”, in Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan‎, volume XVIII, Tokyo: The Hakubunsha, page 218
4. (transitive) To secure; to obtain.
  Quotations
  “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. […] ”
  1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad‎
noun
plural enlists
1. One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
  Quotations
  […] 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 […]
  2006, USA International Business Publications, Taiwan National Security And Defense Law And Regulations Handbook‎