recruit
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[edit] Etymology
From French recruter (as a verb).
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recruit (plural recruits)
- A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- A man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
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supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier
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to recruit (third-person singular simple present recruits, present participle recruiting, simple past and past participle recruited)
- To make an attempt to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, military, etc.
- To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster; as, the army was recruited for a campaign.
- To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.
- (dated, intransitive) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures; go to the country to recruit.
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to make an attempt to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
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to supply with new men, as an army
to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
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