recruit | English to English Dictionary

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recruit

(r/I/'kr/u/t )

a recently enlisted soldier(noun.person)

Synonym:
military recruit

source: wordnet30
any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)(noun.person)

Synonym:
enlistee

source: wordnet30
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reënforcement.(noun)

source: webster1913

register formally as a participant or member(verb.social)

Example:
The party recruited many new members.

Synonym:
enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe

source: wordnet30
seek to employ(verb.possession)

Example:
The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants.

source: wordnet30
cause to assemble or enlist in the military(verb.competition)

Example:
Recruit new soldiers.

Synonym:
levy, raise

source: wordnet30
To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.(verb)

source: webster1913
To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.(verb)

source: webster1913

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