to enlistverb/ɐ.liʃˈtaɾ/mediuma·lis·tarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo enroll someone, especially for military service.He decided to enlist in the army after graduation.The government enlisted thousands of new soldiers.synenlistrecruitenrollantdischargedismissexcludeCommon collocationsto enlist in the armyto enlist volunteersEtymologyDo italiano 'allistare', por sua vez do germânico 'list' (lista).Related wordsalistamentoalistar-selistalistagem