ENLIST Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

enlist

verb

Definition of enlist

as in to induct

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as in to recruit

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Recent Examples of enlist If the norm itself is the problem, enlist students whom their classmates respect to model how to challenge an idea without attacking a person. — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 Sally and Gillian follow her, and enlist a magic historian (Lee Pace) to help them. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026 Crane had plans to join the military and said his parents had encouraged him to enlist as an officer after completing college. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026 In turn, the Houthis’ decision to enlist Iraqi militias in their attacks on Saudi Arabia has further entangled the Yemen conflict with the Iran war. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlist

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Verb

The ceremony also caps a year in which ARIA marked its 40th anniversary with a standalone Hall of Fame event in June, inducting Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika & Linda.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
The 75-year-old was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of induct

Verb

To help recruit a younger demographic, Clarins has teamed with Pop Mart to create product packaging featuring an illustrated girl character, named Molly in Paris.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The advisor who ends up on a board wasn’t there to be recruited.

— Jennifer Hoffmann, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

Of that, $2 billion will fund a new Miami campus, which plans to enroll its first students in 2028.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Elfe quit her job in luxury retail and enrolled in a teacher assistant certification program at the center in 2022, before continuing her education in its apprenticeship program.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of enroll

Verb

That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
His uncertain fate plays out in the present-day imagination of an unnamed curator of unspecified gender, who has been employed by the palace to dress some of its rooms for public viewing in the wake of an undescribed personal tragedy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of employ

Verb

The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
The film, billed as a biographical dramedy, tells the story of a chaotic boardroom crisis at OpenAI in November 2023, when co-founder Altman was fired and then re-hired at the AI giant.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hire

Verb

Constructing a curriculum From 30 to 50 applications, the construction capstone program matriculates about 32 students a year, split into four-hour morning and afternoon classes with about 16 seats each.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Daniels and Washington woke up, and started to do what offenses do against the Cowboys — matriculate the football up and down the football field.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of matriculate

Verb

In that world, humans might retain (for a while) a desire to acknowledge the role of AI in those discoveries, even bestowing previously human-only awards upon the responsible AI agents.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Jamal, who co-founded the Somali Justice Advocacy Center, which helps immigrants find pro bono attorneys, also helped retain a lawyer for the Somali teenager charged with piracy in the infamous Captain Richard Phillips hostage-taking.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

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