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Meaning of recruit in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /rəˈkrut/

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  1. Verb

    recruit

    Etymology

    mid 17th century (in the senses ‘fresh body of troops’ and ‘supplement the numbers in a group’): from obsolete French dialect recrute, based on Latin recrescere‘grow again’, from re-‘again’ + crescere‘grow’

    Definitions

    1. register formally as a participant or member

    Examples

    • « The party recruited many new members »
  2. 2. seek to employ

    Examples

    • « The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants »
  3. 3. cause to assemble or enlist in the military

    Examples

    • « raise an army »
    • « recruit new soldiers »
  4. Noun

    recruit

    Definitions

    1. a recently enlisted soldier
  5. 2. any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

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