| VERB | competition | enlist | join the military |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | enlist, engage | hire for work or assistance | |
| competition | enlist, draft, muster in | engage somebody to enter the army |
| Sounds | ehnlih'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... | |
| Meaning | join the military. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Narrower | conscript | enroll into service compulsorily |
| Broader | sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" |
| Spanish | alistarse, alistar | |
| Nouns | enlistment | a period of time spent in military service |
| Meaning | hire for work or assistance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonym | engage | |
| Narrower | recruit | seek to employ |
| Broader | procure, secure | Get by special effort |
| Spanish | contratar, emplear, reclutar | |
| Meaning | Engage somebody to enter the army. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | draft, muster in | |
| Narrower | recruit, levy, raise | Cause to assemble or enlist in the military |
| Broader | enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit | register formally as a participant or member |
| Opposite | discharge, muster out | Release from military service |
| Spanish | alistar, enrolar | |
| Catalan | allistar-se, allistar, enrolar-se, reclutar | |
| Nouns | enlistee | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| enlisting | the act of getting recruits | |
| enlistment | a period of time spent in military service | |
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