v. 1
To enter in a register; to enlist.
v. 2
To sign-up, especially to vote.
n. 1
A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.

Related words

Word family: registry registration registeree registree registrar
Phrases: electoral register whistle register cash register bell register caregiver register flageolet register flute register quantum register

Forms

Plural: registers → clerks, registrars, recorders, scribes…
Past participle: registered
e.g. registered → enrolled, scheduled, cataloged, enlisted…

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A register is a formal or official written record, especially a series of entries made for preservation or reference; as, a register of births and deaths.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

enroll I'd like to enroll you as a member of our club.
account This is the sort of thing you have to account for.
achieve My mission is to help people achieve their dreams.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
register		steady
enroll		steady
account		steady
achieve		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: show¹, read¹, book¹, list¹, roll¹, file¹
5 letters: range¹, enter², entry², diary³, clerk¹, enrol
6 letters: record², roster², memoir², enroll², enlist², depict², annals², scribe¹, induct²
7 letters: history³, account², reserve², achieve², catalog³
8 letters: schedule², calendar³, registry³, recorder³, tabulate³, inscroll, enscroll
9 letters: inventory⁴, catalogue³, chronicle³, registrar³, enrolment
10 letters: enrollment³
11 letters: matriculate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enter² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: inscrire
Español: adscribir
Deutsch: aufschreiben
Català: consignar