Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English list
English enlist
From en- + list.
Meanings
One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
[…] 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:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English list
English enlist
From en- + list.
Meanings
(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
“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, →OCLC, page 218:
We enlisted fifty new members.
(transitive) To secure; to obtain.
“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:
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