En-list'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENLISTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENLISTING.] [Prefix en and list, q. v.]
Sense 1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register; as, he was enlisted as a volunteer.
Sense 2. To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men.
Sense 3. To unite firmly to a cause; to employ in advancing some interest; as, to enlist persons of all classes in the cause of truth.