SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
enlist
verb
To secure someone's help or participation.
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The Orchard With Two Front Doors · paragraph 7To secure someone's help or participation.
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See enlist in use
She hoped to enlist an experienced reader to record the poem.
He hoped to enlist two tall musicians to stand beside the door.
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