Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To enter or register in a roll, list, or record.
- intransitive verb To roll or wrap up.
- intransitive verb To write or print a final copy of; engross.
- intransitive verb To place one's name on a roll or register; sign up.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In law, to engross; to prepare in proper legal form; also, specifically, to make a legislative bill ready for the consideration of the Executive.
- To write in a roll or register; insert or enter the name of in a list or catalogue: as, to
enroll men for military service. - To record; insert in records; put into writing or on record.
- To roll; involve; wrap.
- Synonyms and Enlist, Register, etc. See
record , v.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb 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; ; also, reflexively, to enlist.
- transitive verb obsolete To envelop; to inwrap; to involve.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
enter (a name, etc.) in aregister ,roll orlist - verb transitive To
enlist (someone) or make (someone) amember of - verb intransitive To
enlist oneself (in something) or become amember (of something) - verb obsolete, transitive To
envelop ; toenwrap .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb register formally as a participant or member
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The university would not let Colin enroll, even after his mother, Jessica Offir, offered to release UConn from liability and accompany her son as a chaperone at her own expense, she and Colinsaid.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Age Discrmination Against Child Prodigy? 2010
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Re-enroll, meaning the child has been attending school there and is immersed in the teachings already.
Catholic School Chooses not to ReEnroll PreSchooler Because of Gay Parents. CRCHAIR 2010
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I now have a reason to "enroll" my character in that school, and for her to be at that performance.
Jennie Nash: The Making of a Novel: What Serendipity Has to do With It 2010
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I now have a reason to "enroll" my character in that school, and for her to be at that performance.
Jennie Nash: The Making of a Novel: What Serendipity Has to Do With It 2010
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At Camelot Schools, parents must "enroll" their children through Intake, and first period everyone is signed up for Personal Searches.
Archive 2008-08-01 Jim Horn 2008
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At Camelot Schools, parents must "enroll" their children through Intake, and first period everyone is signed up for Personal Searches.
Vallas Brings Camelot to New Orleans Charters Jim Horn 2008
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Your insurer would have to "enroll" enough "healthy" people to offset the added costs of covering those with pre-existing conditions.
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In 1946, when I arrived in St. Paul to enroll at Macalester College, Democrats were dead as a political force in Minnesota.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Typically, they would filibuster even the motion to proceed on a civil rights bill, so it was impossible to enroll your legislation and get it on the floor for a debate.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Some school boards adopted so-called “freedom of choice” plans that allowed students to choose the school where they would enroll and the result was continued segregation.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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