recruit

[Re*cruit·]

To recruit means to get someone to join something. You might recruit people for the navy or you might recruit members for your quilting group.

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To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.

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

Noun
a recently enlisted soldier

Verb
cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

Verb
seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

Verb
register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

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v. t.
To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.

v. t.
Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate.

v. t.
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men.

v. i.
To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.

v. i.
To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.

n.
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reenforcement.

n.
Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.


Recruit

Re*cruit" (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recruited; p. pr. & vb. n. Recruiting.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recrotre, p.p. recr, to grow again) from an older recluter, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. klt kerchief, E. clout.] 1. To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.
Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color.
2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate. 3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men. M. Arnold.

Recruit

Re*cruit", v. i. 1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. 2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.

Recruit

Re*cruit", n. 1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a re'89nforcement.
The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its distempers.
2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.

To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.

To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.

A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a re'89nforcement.

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Usage Examples

I disagree with a lot of those changes, however at the end of the day - I go down to recruit graduation at least once or twice a year.

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Other Usage Examples

When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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