enroll

verb

in-ˈrōl How to pronounce enroll (audio)
variants also enrol
Definition of enrollnext
1
as in to enlist
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma

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2
as in to enter
to put (someone or something) on a list can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?

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Recent Examples of enroll Their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have been enrolled in a British school and will start in September, according to reports. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 All the same, language schools continued to hold their own, with more than 200 institutions enrolling more than 40,000 students in 1940. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026 Project Rebound enrolled 1,522 students statewide last year across 20 Cal State schools, according to publicly available information. — Julie Watts august 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 According to various sources, the couple’s children—7-year-old Prince Archie, and 5-year-old Princess Lilibet—have already been enrolled in British schools. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enroll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enroll
  1. enlist
  2. enter
  3. list
  4. matriculate
  5. register
  6. induct
Verb
  • Pentagon data consistently shows pay, education benefits and career opportunities are the primary reasons young Americans enlist.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The alerts are sent through cell phones, television, radio, highway message signs and other public channels to quickly enlist the public's help.
    — Ahmed Jawadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlist
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  • The club entered the window with an ambitious sales plan, most of which has not yet materialised.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Anyone with a bedbug issue at their home is prohibited from entering any Ypsilanti District Library branch as a preventive measure.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of enter
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  • County records list the church as the owner of the three-acre parcel, which stretches from Brickell Avenue to Biscayne Bay.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Xbox lists Xbox Play Anywhere, while PS5 lists the game as PS5 Pro Enhanced.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of list
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  • As a result, Cypher said, about 600,000 first-time full-time freshmen did not matriculate that year.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly before Salinger matriculated, a cadet fell to his death from an academy window under suspicious circumstances.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of matriculate
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  • Perhaps the $40 trillion national deficit is starting to register.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Last season, Neto registered 10 goals and 10 assists for Chelsea across all competitions, though just five goals and six assists came in his 34 Premier League appearances.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of register
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  • He was nominated for six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On Sunday, the brothers were inducted as Disney Legends at D23, one of the Walt Disney Company’s highest honors.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of induct

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