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(rĭ-krūt') pronunciation

v., -cruit·ed, -cruit·ing, -cruits.

v.tr.
  1. To engage (persons) for military service.
  2. To strengthen or raise (an armed force) by enlistment.
  3. To supply with new members or employees.
  4. To enroll or seek to enroll: colleges recruiting minority students.
  5. To replenish.
  6. To renew or restore the health, vitality, or intensity of.
v.intr.
  1. To raise a military force.
  2. To obtain replacements for or new supplies of something lost, wasted, or needed.
  3. To regain lost health or strength; recover.
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 or body.

[French recruter, from obsolete recrute, recruit, variant of recrue, from feminine past participle of recroître, to grow again, from Old French recroistre : re-, re- + croistre, to grow (from Latin crēscere).]

recruiter re·cruit'er n.
recruitment re·cruit'ment n.


n

Definition: serviceman
Antonyms: veteran

v

Definition: gather
Antonyms: demobilize, disband

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n.

A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.

    Fresh from the farm or factory or street,
    His marching, in pursuit or in retreat,
        Were an impressive martial spectacle
    Except for two impediments -- his feet.
                                                      Thompson Johnson


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IN BRIEF: To enlist new members. Also: A newcomer to a field or activity (e.g. enlisted member of the armed forces).

pronunciation Our nature club recruited six new members.

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sign description: Both hands with index fingers curling inward, move along infront of the body.





the action by any cell, cell constituent, or molecule that brings about the cooperation of any other component in performance of any function.

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The gradual increase to a maximum in a reflex when a stimulus of unaltered intensity is prolonged.

  • collateral r. — dilatation of collateral capillaries in the lungs with exercise.
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Recruit (from the French recrue, from the verb recroître 'to grow again', i.e. replenish the ranks) can refer to:

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rekruttere, indkalde, ansætte
v. intr. - hverve
n. - rekrut, nybegynder, nyt medlem

Nederlands (Dutch)
rekruut, recent lid van groep etc., groentje, rekruteren, gelederen etc. aanvullen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Mil, Pol) recruter, (gén) recruter, embaucher
v. intr. - recruter
n. - (Mil, Pol) recrue, personne nouvellement recrutée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rekrut, neues Mitglied, Anfänger
v. - anwerben, rekrutieren, neu einstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεοσύλλεκτος, κληρωτός, νέο μέλος
v. - (στρατ., μτφ.) επιστρατεύω, στρατολογώ, συνέρχομαι

Italiano (Italian)
reclutare, recluta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recruta (m), principiante (m)
v. - recrutar

Русский (Russian)
призывать, вербовать, призывник, новобранец

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reclutar, contratar, alistar
v. intr. - enlistar personas, recobrar la salud, captar adherentes
n. - recluta, nuevo adherente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rekryt
v. - värva, förnya, återhämta sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
征募, 充实, 吸收, 雇用, 聘用, 招募新兵, 得到补充, 招收新成员, 恢复健康, 新兵, 新会员, 新分子, 新手

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 征募, 充實, 吸收, 雇用, 聘用
v. intr. - 招募新兵, 得到補充, 招收新成員, 恢復健康
n. - 新兵, 新會員, 新分子, 新手

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 모집하다, 보충 시키다, 늘리다, 회복시키다
v. intr. - 신병을 모집하다, 보충하다, 휴양하다
n. - 신병, 신회원, 신입생

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 新兵, 新人, 新入り, 新会員
v. - 募集する, 新しく入れる, 新人を入れる, 新会員を入れる, 回復する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدد, عضو جديد, مجند جديد (فعل) يشغل موظف, يمد, يطوع, يجند‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גייס, השיג, צירף (חבר חדש), הקים‬
v. intr. - ‮החלים, שב לאיתנו‬
n. - ‮מגוייס, טירון, חבר חדש‬


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