Antonyms for enlist

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-list

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈlɪst

Definition of enlist

Origin : 1590s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + list (n.). Possibly suggested by Dutch inlijsten "to write on a list." Related: Enlisted; enlisting.

verb sign up for responsibility

Example sentences :

Let us run away, for fear he should make us enlist in his company!
Extract from : « Little Daffydowndilly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

One of them, a carter in a smockfrock, seemed wavering and disposed to enlist.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

I'm going to enlist to-morrow, and perhaps I won't get so good a chance as this!
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Florent was never able to enlist Claude amongst his supporters.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

He had then tried to enlist as a private, but had been rejected for the same reason.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

That she had been able to enlist the services of Richard Duvall gave her a sense of security.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

But, Maud, can't you see why he didn't come and tell you before he went to enlist?
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"Wish we could enlist a few thousands of him—jaw-bones as well," said the General.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

I—I'd like to try and enlist for the duration of the war—swear off for that long, anyhow.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

I have enlisted for you the men that you desired me to enlist.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for enlist

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