English → Latin
“enlist” in Latin
cōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, secomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enlist
TRANS., To enlist soldiers, mercede conducere milites; milites conquirere, or conquirere et comparare; militum conquisitionem habere; troops, copias mercede conducere; copias colligere, conficere, comparare.
To draw over to one’s side, aliquem in suas partes trahere.
INTRANS., nomen dare militiae; or nomen dare only: militiam capessere: voluntariam extra ordinem pronteri militiam; voluntariam mercede sequi militiam (to enlist as a volunteer; the latter for pay). Newly enlisted legions, legiones novae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enlist?
- The usual Latin words for “enlist” are cōnficiō, comparō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.