different between outsource vs enlist

English

Etymology

From out- +? source.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?s??s/

Verb

outsource (third-person singular simple present outsources, present participle outsourcing, simple past and past participle outsourced)

1. (chiefly US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

Synonyms

• farm out, subcontract

Derived terms

• outsourceable
• outsourcer
• outsourcing

Translations

References

• “outsource”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• courteous

English

Etymology

en- +? list

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?l?st/
• Rhymes: -?st

Verb

enlist (third-person singular simple present enlists, present participle enlisting, simple past and past participle enlisted)

1. (transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
2. (intransitive) To join a cause or organization, especially military service.

3. (transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.

4. (transitive) To secure; to obtain.

Synonyms

• (enter on a list): enscroll; see also Thesaurus:enlist

Translations

Noun

enlist (plural enlists)

1. One who is enlisted, usually in a military service.
   • 2006, USA International Business Publications, Taiwan National Security And Defense Law And Regulations Handbook

     […] 19.17% are enlisted officers (including cadets and midshipmen with BA degrees and associate degrees, officers Designated Military Occupational Specialty, the enlists converting into conscripts], officers from ROTCs) ; 0.31% are conscripted […]

Anagrams

• ELINTs, SILENT, Teslin, inlets, leints, listen, silent, tinsel