Enroll

Enroll
Enroll En*roll", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[^o]ler; pref. en- (L. in) + r[^o]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.] [Written also {enrol}.] 1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also, reflexively, to enlist. [1913 Webster]

An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not enrolling. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled themselves. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • enroll — en·roll or en·rol vt en·rolled, en·roll·ing 1: to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll enrolled the deed 2: to prepare a final copy of (a bill passed by a legislature) in written or printed form see also enrolle …   Law dictionary

  • enroll — [v1] sign up for membership accept, admit, become student, call up, employ, engage, enlist, enter, join, join up, matriculate, muster, obtain, recruit, register, serve, sign on, subscribe, take course, take on; concepts 114,129 Ant. avoid, dodge …   New thesaurus

  • enroll — or enrol [en rōl′, inrōl′] vt. enrolled, enrolling [ME enrollen < OFr enroller: see EN 1 & ROLL] 1. to record in a list 2. to enlist 3. to accept as or cause to be a member …   English World dictionary

  • enroll — mid 14c., from O.Fr. enroller record in a register (13c., Mod.Fr. enrôler), from en make, put in (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + rolle (see ROLL (Cf. roll) (n.)). Related: Enrolled; enrolling …   Etymology dictionary

  • enroll — *record, register, list, catalog Analogous words: *enter (sense 2): insert (see INTRODUCE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • enroll — 01. Her parents have [enrolled] her in a ballet class. 02. I [enrolled] at the university in 1990. 03. [Enrollment] at the university has increased a great deal over the past five years. 04. There are currently over 250 students [enrolled] in our …   Grammatical examples in English

  • enroll — enroller, n. /en rohl /, v.t. 1. to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register: It took two days to enroll the new students. 2. to enlist (oneself). 3. to put in a record; record: to enroll the minutes of a… …   Universalium

  • enroll — en•roll or en•rol [[t]ɛnˈroʊl[/t]] v. rolled, roll•ing or rol•ling 1) to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; register 2) to make officially a member of a group 3) to enlist (oneself) 4) to put in a record; record 5) to roll or… …   From formal English to slang

  • enroll — also enrol verb (enrolled; enrolling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enrouler, from en + rolle roll, register Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to insert, register, or enter in a list, catalog, or roll < the school enrolls about …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enroll — verb a) To enter (a name) in a register, roll or list They were eager to enroll new recruits. b) To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of …   Wiktionary

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