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inlist

inlist is the archaic spelling of enlist.

Meaning of enlist

Verb

enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)

  1. (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
    Synonyms:
    enscroll
  2. (intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
    • The army wants potential soldiers to enlist.
  3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.
    • We enlisted fifty new members.
  4. (transitive) To secure; to obtain.
    • They enlisted the government's support.

See all 5 meanings of enlist

Forms of inlist

third-person singular presentinlists
present participleinlisting
past participleinlisted
pastinlisted

Origin of inlist

From in- + list.

Questions about inlist

What is inlist the archaic spelling of?
Inlist is the archaic spelling of enlist.

Words near inlist in the dictionary

  1. inlines
  2. inlining
  3. inlinings
  4. inlink
  5. inlinks
  6. inlist
  7. inlisted
  8. inlisting
  9. inlists
  10. inlive
  11. inlives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inlist (page history and authors); enlist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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