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ENLISTING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)

Synonyms:

enlisting; recruitment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("enlisting" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)

Derivation:

enlist (engage somebody to enter the army)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb enlist

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