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Definition of 'enroll'

enroll

(ɪnroʊl )
Word forms: enrolls, enrolling, enrolledregional note:   in BRIT, use enrol
transitive verb/intransitive verb
If you enroll or are enrolled at an institution or in a class, you officially join it.
Cherny was enrolled at the University in 1945.
Her mother enrolled her in acting classes.
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

enroll in American

(ɛnˈroʊl ; enrōlˈ; ɪnˈroʊl ; inrōlˈ) or enˈrol (ɛnˈroʊl ; enrōlˈ; ɪnˈroʊl ; inrōlˈ)
verb transitiveWord forms: enˈrolled or enˈrolling
1. 
to record in a list
2. 
to enlist
3. 
to accept as or cause to be a member
4.  Archaic
to roll up; wrap up
5.  US
to make a final fair copy of (a bill passed by a legislature)
verb intransitive
6. 
to enroll oneself or become enrolled; register; enlist; become a member
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'enroll'
ME enrollen < OFr enroller: see en-1 & roll

Example sentences containing 'enroll'

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Angie's first impulse was to say that he would simply enroll in the school system wherever they were. Barbara Delinsky SUDDENLY (1993)

Nearby words of 'enroll'

  • enriven
  • enrobe
  • enrol
  • enroll
  • enrolled bill
  • enrollee
  • enrollment

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Related Terms of 'enroll'

  • enroll

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Definition of enroll from the Collins English Dictionary

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