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enrôler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
  • draft noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  • enroll verb To officially register someone (or yourself) as a member of a group, school, course, or organization.
  • recruit noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.

Senses

enrôler is used for these senses in English:

  • commandeer (transitive) To force into military service.
  • draft (transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
  • enroll (transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
  • recruit To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.

commandeer — full definition

  1. verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
  2. verb To take over or take control of something without permission, not necessarily by force.

draft — full definition

  1. noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
  2. noun A current of air moving through an enclosed space.
  3. noun (US) Compulsory enlistment into military service; conscription.
  4. noun The process of selecting players for professional sports teams.
  5. verb To write a preliminary version of something.

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