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re·cruit
I. \rə̇ˈkrüt, rēˈ- also ˈrēˌ-, usu -üd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French recrute, recrue, literally, regrowth, fresh growth, from recru, past participle of recroître to grow up again, from Latin recrescere, from re- + crescere to grow — more at crescent
1.
a. : a renewal of strength : a return to a previously satisfactory condition
b. : a means of recovery
2.
a. obsolete : a number of people added to or replacing a group
b. : a fresh or additional supply
3.
a. obsolete : a newly raised or additional body of soldiery
b. obsolete : a strengthening or increase of an army by reinforcements or new levies
4.
a.
(1) : a fresh levy : reinforcements — usually used in plural
(2) : a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed services; specifically : an enlistee or draftee of the lowest grade in the army
b. : a newcomer to a field of activity
< accommodate more recruits on farms — Atlantic >
< find among these men good recruits for our faculties — F.N.Robinson >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French recruter, from recrute, recrue recruit
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to strengthen or supply (as an army, a military organization) with fresh or additional members : to reinforce, fill up, or make up by enlistment of personnel : muster, raise
< when a nation must suddenly recruit a maximal armed force — Leonard Carmichael >
< recruit a regiment >
(2) : to enlist as a member of an armed service
< recruited 300 men in two days >
b. : to increase or maintain the number of : build up : fill up
< America having recruited her population largely from foreign immigrants — Katharine E. Caffrey >
< the party was recruited chiefly from among the farmers >
c. : to hire or otherwise obtain to perform services (as on a work force or for an organization) : secure the services of
< came to look for her husband who was recruited for the mines — Alan Paton >
< our big job was to recruit youths for future teachers — Education Digest >
< busy recruiting volunteer social workers >
2. : to provide with what is needed (as with fresh supplies, material, efforts) to correct or prevent depletion, exhaustion, or waste : add to : repair, replenish
< it was from gifts bestowed upon him … that he recruited his finances — Charles Dickens >
3. : to restore the vigor or health of : invigorate anew
< detach him … till he recruits his strength — Walt Whitman >
< come down here … to recruit yourself after an excess of work — G.B.Shaw >
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to raise or enlist or attempt to raise or enlist new soldiers
< both armies recruited easily >
< the army is not recruiting at present >
b. : to raise or seek to raise new supplies of men for service and work forces
2. : to recover what has been lost or spent (as strength or health) : recuperate
Synonyms: see recover |