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enlist

verb [I] (JOIN)
 
 
/ɪnˈlɪst/

Definition

to join the armed forces: They both enlisted (in the navy) a year before the war broke out.Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsJoining or leaving the army enlistment
 
 
/-mənt/ noun [C or U]
Joining or leaving the army
(Definition of enlist verb (JOIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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