enroll

variants also enrol
1
as in to register
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 If many students enroll elsewhere, will the school lose teachers? Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 To enroll in a college, three things have to happen: A student has to apply, be admitted and decide to attend. Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 According to the Italian Ministry of Education, less than 18,000 students enroll in a bachelor program out of a potential 100,000 students. Shivani Vora, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Families whose income exceeds poverty wages but spend a large portion of their income on housing may become eligible to enroll their children in Head Start. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for enroll 
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    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024

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“Enroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enroll. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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