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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enlist \En*list"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enlisting}.]
1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.
3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
enlisted \enlisted\ adjective prenom. (Mil.) designating to those members of the armed forces not commissioned as an officer; as, an enlisted man. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
enlisted
adjective: of someone who has joined the military; "an enlisted man" [syn: {enlisted(a)}]
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