OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 34827

enlist

/ɛnˈlɪst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alistar • enlistar (Mex.)
To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
alistar • sentar plaza
To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
enlistar (Mex.) • reclutar
To recruit the aid or membership of others.
We enlisted fifty new members.
“The Emperor visited east-central China (江與京洛), and enlisted 400,000 soldiers and 500 Wu ships to cross the seas and go to P’ing-jang, (the Kao-li capital).”
conseguir
To secure; to obtain.
They enlisted the government's support.
“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. [……