recruit
[ ri-kroot ]
/ rɪˈkrut /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of recruit
OTHER WORDS FROM recruit
re·cruit·a·ble, adjective re·cruit·er, noun un·re·cruit·a·ble, adjective un·re·cruit·ed, adjectiveWords nearby recruit
recrimination,
recross,
recrudesce,
recrudescence,
recrudescent typhus,
recruit,
recruitment,
recrystallize,
rect,
rect-,
rect.
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British Dictionary definitions for recruiting
recruit
/ (rɪˈkruːt) /
verb
- to enlist (men) for military service
- to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc) by enlistment
(tr)
to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc)
to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew
archaic
to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc)
noun
a newly joined member of a military service
any new member or supporter
Derived forms of recruit
recruitable, adjective recruiter, noun recruitment, nounWord Origin for recruit
C17: from French
recrute literally: new growth, from
recroître to grow again, from Latin
recrēscere from
re- +
crēscere to grow