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1 to go or come in or into <the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution> Synonyms access, penetrate, pierce Related Words barge (in), breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in); drop in, pop (in); stray (into), wander (into); crash, encroach, gate-crash, infiltrate, infringe, intrude, invade, trespass Phrases set foot in, step into Antonyms depart, exit, leave

2 to become a member of <patriotic young men and women entering the armed services> <debutantes entering society> Synonyms enlist (in), enroll (in), join, sign on (for), sign up (for) Related Words reenlist, reenroll, reenter, rejoin, re-up; get in Near Antonyms drop out, quit, withdraw Antonyms demit

3 to put (someone or something) on a list <new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database> Synonyms catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), {h,1}list, index, inscribe, put down, record, register, schedule, slateRelated Words book, card, file, note; classify, compile, tabulate, tally; rescheduleNear Antonyms delete

4 to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to <the club enters only five new members a year> Synonyms admit, receive, takeRelated Words entertain, welcome; fellowship; confirm, ratifyNear Antonyms decline, disallow, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject; blackball, blacklist, ostracize; banish, deport, exile, expel, oust, throw outAntonyms ban, bar