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recruit
[ ri-kroot ]
noun
- a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- a new member of a group, organization, or the like.
- a fresh supply of something.
verb (used with object)
- to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces.
- to raise (a force) by enlistment.
- to strengthen or supply (an armed force) with new members.
- to furnish or replenish with a fresh supply; renew.
- to renew or restore (the health, strength, etc.).
- to attempt to acquire the services of (a person) for an employer:
She recruits executives for all the top companies.
- to attempt to enroll or enlist (a member, affiliate, student, or the like):
a campaign to recruit new club members.
- to seek to enroll (an athlete) at a school or college, often with an offer of an athletic scholarship.
verb (used without object)
- to enlist persons for service in one of the armed forces.
- to engage in finding and attracting employees, new members, students, athletes, etc.
- to recover health, strength, etc.
- to gain new supplies of anything lost or wasted.
recruit
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- to enlist (men) for military service
- to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
- tr to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
- to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
- archaic.to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
noun
- a newly joined member of a military service
- any new member or supporter
Derived Forms
- ˈܾٳԳ, noun
- ˈܾٱ, noun
- ˈܾٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܾ·· adjective
- ·ܾ· noun
- un··ܾ·· adjective
- ܲ··ܾ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of recruit1
Example Sentences
Within the last nine months the charity has recruited a CEO, two public policy managers, a head of communications and a fundraising manager.
The aim of the federal grants was to recruit and train teachers to work in “hard to staff” schools in rural or urban areas.
Relying on years of relationships fostered through high school recruiting, the Bruins have navigated the fast-paced transfer portal to make a super team no one seems to talk about.
He also writes and directs, and has been recruited to lend his distinctive voice to animated movies, video games and podcasts.
Human rights activists say many cartel recruits may have been killed at the site, where searchers found hundreds of shoes and articles of clothing, along with charred bones.
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