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Dictionary: re·cruit   (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.

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Antonyms: recruit
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n

Definition: serviceman
Antonyms: veteran

v

Definition: gather
Antonyms: demobilize, disband


Veterinary Dictionary: recruitment
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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.
Devil's Dictionary: recruit
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


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


Word Tutor: recruit
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pronunciation

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.

Wikipedia: Recruit
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Recruit (from the French recrue, from the verb recroître 'to grow again', i.e. replenish the ranks) can refer to:

  • a recently enlisted member of a military or paramilitary corps, still in training, as in :
  • Recruit (Japanese company), the Japanese real estate and telecommunications company
  • a rocket used as part of the Lockheed X-17
  • recomposition of lung (after distension)
  • a prospective athlete in college sports

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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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