To enter, as a name on a list; enroll; register.
To engage for public service, especially military or naval service, by enrolling after mutual agreement: as, to enlist men for the army.
To unite firmly to a cause; employ in advancing some interest; engage the services of: as, to enlist one's sympathies in the cause of charity.
Synonyms and Enroll, etc. See record, v.
To engage in public service, especially military service, by subscribing articles or enrolling one's name; specifically, to engage in such service voluntarily.
To enter heartily into a cause, with devotion to its interests.