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Meaning of 'recruit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Recruit [ n.]
- A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reenforcement.
- Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
2 . Recruit [ v. i.]
- To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
- To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
3 . Recruit [ v. t.]
- 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.
- Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate.
- To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men.

Meaning of 'recruit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . recruit [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Example in sentence:
  • raise an army;
  • recruit new soldiers
Meaning (2):
- seek to employ
Example in sentence:
  • The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants
Meaning (3):
- register formally as a participant or member
Example in sentence:
  • The party recruited many new members

Nearby Words:

recadency recalcitrant recalcitrate recalcitration recall recallable recallment recant recantation recanted

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