English Explanatory Dictionary

enroll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
  2. To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of.
  3. To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something).
  4. To register as a member of an educational institution.
  5. To register for a class or course of study.
  6. To register to vote.
  7. To envelop; to enwrap.
  8. To curl up into a ball.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈɹəʊl/ /ɛnˈɹoʊl/ /ɪnˈɹoʊl/ en-us-enroll.ogg /ɪnˈɹəʉl/ EN-AU ck1 enrol.ogg

Word forms

enroll enrolls enrolling enrolled enrol enroule enrowle inrol inroll inroule inrowle

Etymology

From Middle English enrollen, from Anglo-Norman enroller; by surface analysis, en- + roll.

Synonyms

list note note down record register catalogue enlist enroll induct enscroll put down put on tabulate sign up subscribe join join up add

Derived words

disenroll enrollable enrollee enroller enrollment nonenrolled overenrolled reenroll unenroll unenrolled
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