Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To enroll; to register; as to enlist for military service. 2. (v. t.) To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men. 3. (v. t.) To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise. 4. (v. i.) To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war. 5. (v. i.) To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.

Multi-Version Concordance Enlist (1 Occurrence) 2 Timothy 2:4 Every one who serves as a soldier keeps himself from becoming entangled in the world's business--so that he may satisfy the officer who enlisted him. (Root in WEY DBY YLT NAS RSV)