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recruit

[ri-kroot]

noun

  1. a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.

  2. a new member of a group, organization, or the like.

  3. a fresh supply of something.



verb (used with object)

  1. to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.

  2. to raise (a force) by enlistment.

  3. to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.

  4. to furnish or replenish with a fresh supply; renew.

  5. to renew or restore (the health, strength, etc.).

  6. to attempt to acquire the services of (a person) for an employer.

    She recruits executives for all the top companies.

  7. to attempt to enroll or enlist (a member, affiliate, student, or the like).

    a campaign to recruit new club members.

  8. to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.

verb (used without object)

  1. to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.

  2. to engage in finding and attracting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc.

  3. to recover health, strength, etc.

  4. to gain new supplies of anything lost or wasted.

recruit

/ ɪˈː /

verb

    1. to enlist (men) for military service

    2. to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment

  1. (tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)

  2. to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew

  3. archaicto recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a newly joined member of a military service

  2. any new member or supporter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • recruitable adjective
  • recruiter noun
  • unrecruitable adjective
  • unrecruited adjective
  • ˈܾٳԳ noun
  • ˈܾٱ noun
  • ˈܾٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recruit1

First recorded in 1635–45; from French, stem of recruter, derivative of recrue “new growth,” noun use of feminine past participle of 𳦰îٰ ( re- re- + îٰ, from Latin ŧ “to grow”; crescent )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recruit1

C17: from French recrute literally: new growth, from 𳦰îٰ to grow again, from Latin reŧ from re- + ŧ to grow
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Northern Ireland's devolved government is currently recruiting an Irish language commissioner and a commissioner for the Ulster-Scots and Ulster British tradition.

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The French recruited their sample for their national citizens’ convention on climate by sending out 400,000 text messages.

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While minors in urban areas often seek to improve their economic and social status, many rural youths are forcibly recruited by armed groups, who also harass and threaten their families.

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Howard stars alongside Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed as three improv actors recruited by the police to help with sting operations, hilariously committing to the bit.

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For a former two-star recruit who went to Buffalo, Mack has little else to prove at the professional level.

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