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)