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
- 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
- admit
- appoint
- assign
- attract
- call to arms
- call up
- conscribe
- conscript
- draft
- embody
- employ
- engage
- enroll
- enter
- enter into
- gather
- get
- hire
- hitch
- incorporate
- induct
- initiate
- inscribe
- interest
- join
- join up
- levy
- list
- mobilize
- muster
- oblige
- obtain
- place
- press into service
- procure
- record
- recruit
- register
- reserve
- secure
- serve
- sign on
- take on
- volunteer
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