ə̇nˈlist, en- verb
Etymology: en- (I) + list (VI)
transitive verb
1. : to engage (a person) for military or naval service usually for a definite period
2. : to secure the support and aid of : employ or utilize in advancing some interest
enlist you in a good cause
enlist photography for educational purposes
broadly : attract
a compilation of Collects to enlist the interest of busy people — Philosophic Abstracts
personal participation enlists belief in the objectivity of an experience
intransitive verb
1. : to enroll oneself for military or naval service especially voluntarily and for a definite period
he enlisted for three more years of service in the navy
2. : to participate heartily (as in a cause or effort)
enlisted in the cause of world peace
enlisting in the argument raging between science and theology