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| re·cruit [ ri krt ] |
verb (past and past participle re·cruit·ed, present participle re·cruit·ing, 3rd person present singular re·cruits) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb enroll or take on somebody: to enroll somebody as a worker or member, or to take on people as workers or members
  The company has stopped recruiting.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb enlist somebody: to enlist somebody in a military force, or take part in enlisting people for a military force
She was recruited by the Marines.
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3. transitive verb raise army: to establish a military force
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noun (plural re·cruits) |
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1. new member: a new member, worker, player, or supporter
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2. new soldier: a member of a military force who has joined it recently
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| [Mid-17th century. < French recruter< recrue "new growth" < recroître "increase again" < Latin crescere "grow"] |
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| re·cruit·er noun |
| re·cruit·ing noun |
| re·cruit·ment noun |
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