vi to enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
2. enlist ·vt to enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
3. enlist ·vt to engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
4. enlist ·vi to enroll and bind one's self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war.
5. enlist ·vt to secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise.