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Recruit

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Noun

1. military recruit, recruit

a recently enlisted soldier

2. enlistee, recruit

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

Verb

3. enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit

register formally as a participant or member

Example Sentences:
'The party recruited many new members'

4. recruit

seek to employ

Example Sentences:
'The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants'

5. levy, raise, recruit

cause to assemble or enlist in the military

Example Sentences:
'raise an army'
'recruit new soldiers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Recruit

see synonyms of recruit
verb
1. 
a. 
to enlist (men) for military service
b. 
to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
2. (transitive)
to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
3. 
to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
4. archaic
to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
noun
5. 
a newly joined member of a military service
6. 
any new member or supporter

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Recruit

see synonyms of recruit
verb transitive
1. 
to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlisting personnel
2. 
to enlist (personnel) into an army or navy
3. 
a. 
to enlist (new members), as for a party or organization
b. 
to hire or engage the services of
4.  Rare
a. 
to increase or maintain by supplying anew; replenish
b. 
to revive or restore (health, strength, etc.)
5. 
to seek to enroll (students) in a college, university, etc., as for the purpose of playing a varsity sport
verb intransitive
6. 
to enlist new personnel, esp. for a military force
7.  Rare
a. 
to get new supplies of something, as in replacement
b. 
to regain health, strength, etc.
8. 
to seek to enroll students, as athletes to play a varsity sport, in college, university, etc.
noun
9. 
a newly enlisted or drafted soldier, sailor, etc.
10. 
a new member of any group, body, or organization

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Recruit

see synonyms of recruit
v. re·cruit·ed, re·cruit·ing, re·cruits
v.tr.
1.
a. To enlist (persons) in military service.
b. To strengthen or raise (an armed force) by enlistment.
2. To hire or enroll, or seek to hire or enroll (new employees, members, or students).
3. To renew or restore (health or vitality, for example).
v.intr.
1. To enlist personnel in a military force.
2. To recruit new employees, members, or students.
n.
1. A newly engaged member of a military force, especially one of the lowest rank or grade.
2. A new member of an organization.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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