verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of enlist form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

recruitmentrecruitment

Example

More examples

"Enlisting in the special forces is a strange fate for a boy who has never had a gun in his hands."

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