enter (v.)

  1. to come or go into; the boat entered an area of shallow marshes

    [ Syn: come in , get into , get in , go into , go in , move into ]

  2. become a participant; be involved in; enter a race; enter an agreement; enter a drug treatment program; enter negotiations

    [ Syn: participate ]

  3. register formally as a participant or member; The party recruited many new members

    [ Syn: enroll , inscribe , enrol , recruit ]

  4. be or play a part of or in; Elections figure prominently in every government program; How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?

    [ Syn: figure ]

  5. make a record of; set down in permanent form

    [ Syn: record , put down ]

  6. come on stage

  7. take on duties or office; accede to the throne

    [ Syn: accede , accede ]

  8. put or introduce into something; insert a picture into the text

    [ Syn: insert , infix , introduce ]

  9. set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); she embarked upon a new career

    [ Syn: embark ]

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