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re·cruit  (r-krt)

v. re·cruit·ed, re·cruit·ing, re·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.

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[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 crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots).]

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re·cruiter n.

re·cruitment n.

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recruit [rɪˈkruːt]

vb

1. (Military)

a.  to enlist (men) for military service

b.  to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlistment

2. (tr) to enrol or obtain (members, support, etc.)

3. to furnish or be furnished with a fresh supply; renew

4. Archaic to recover (health, strength, spirits, etc.)

n

1. (Military) a newly joined member of a military service

2. any new member or supporter

[from French recrute literally: new growth, from recroître to grow again, from Latin recrēscere from re- + crēscere to grow]

recruitable  adj

recruiter  n

recruitment  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recruit - a recently enlisted soldier           military recruit Black and Tan - an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921 enlisted man - a male enlisted person in the armed forces raw recruit - an inexperienced and untrained recruit sprog - a new military recruit yard bird, yardbird - a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
	2.	recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) enlistee fledgeling, fledgling, newbie, newcomer, entrant, freshman, neophyte, starter - any new participant in some activity
Verb	1.	recruit - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" enrol, enroll, inscribe, enter muster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army unionise, unionize - recruit for a union or organize into a union; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" register - enroll to vote; "register for an election" matriculate - enroll as a student register - record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
	2.	recruit - seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" enlist, engage - hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
	3.	recruit - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" levy, raise muster in, draft, enlist - engage somebody to enter the army

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recruit

verb

1. gather, take on, obtain, engage, round up, enrol, procure, proselytize He helped to recruit volunteers to go to Pakistan.

2. assemble, raise, levy, round up, call up, muster, mobilize He's managed to recruit an army of crooks.

3. enlist, draft, call up, conscript, impress, sign up, round up, enrol He had the forlorn job of trying to recruit soldiers.
enlist fire, dismiss, sack (informal), lay off, make redundant, give someone his or her P45 (informal)

noun

beginner, trainee, apprentice, novice, convert, initiate, rookie (informal), helper, learner, neophyte, tyro, greenhorn (informal), proselyte A new recruit could well arrive later this week.

Translations

recruit [rɪˈkruːt]

A. N (Mil) → recluta mf; (to organization) → adquisición f
Janet is our latest recruit (hum) → Janet es nuestra última adquisición or nuestro último fichaje
new recruit (Mil) → nuevo recluta; (to organization) → nuevo/a m/f
raw recruit (Mil) → quinto m, soldado mf raso (fig) → novato/a m/f

B. VT

1. (= enlist) (Mil) → reclutar; [+ staff] → contratar; [+ new members] → buscar
he was recruited into the army at 18 → lo reclutaron con 18 años
they recruited me to help → me reclutaron para que ayudara

2. (= obtain, seek out) [+ help] → reclutar; [+ talent] → buscar

C. VI (Mil) → alistar reclutas (Comm) → reclutar gente
I am recruiting for staff now → ahora estoy reclutando personal para la plantilla

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recruit [rɪˈkruːt]

n

(in the armed services) → recrue f

(in company, organization) → recrue f

vt

(into the armed services) → recruter

[company, organization] [+ staff, new members] → recruter
recruiting office n → bureau m de recrutement

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recruit

n (Mil) → Rekrut(in) m(f) (→ to +gen); (to party, club) → neues Mitglied (→ to in +dat); (to staff) → Neue(r) mf (→ to in +dat)

vt soldier → rekrutieren; member → werben; staff → einstellen, anstellen; to be recruited from (member, staff) → sich rekrutieren aus; he recruited me to help → er hat mich dazu herangezogen

vi (Mil) → Rekruten ausheben or anwerben; (organization, club) → Mitglieder werben; (employer) → neue Leute einstellen

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recruit [rɪˈkruːt]

1. n (Mil) → recluta; (new member, of club) → nuovo/a iscritto/a; (of staff) → nuovo/a assunto/a

2. vt (staff, members, soldiers) → reclutare

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recruit

n recruit [rəˈkruːt]

1 a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc. rekruut مُجَنَّد новобранец branec rekrut der/die Rekrut(in) νεοσύλλεκτος recluta nekrut سرباز؛ سرباز جدید alokas recrue טִירוֹן रंगरूट novak, regrut újonc prajurit baru nÿliði recluta 新兵 신병 naujokas jauniesaucamais rekrut rekruut rekrutt rekrut recruta recrut новобранец odvedenec novinec regrut rekryt ทหารใหม่ acemi asker 新兵 призовник, новобранець نیا بھرتی شدہ سپاہی lính mới 新兵

2 a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc Our party needs new recruits before the next election. nuweling مُنْضَم حَديثا нов член nový člen nyt medlem der Neuling νέο μέλος nuevo miembro uustulnuk عضو جدید uusi jäsen recrue מְגוּיָס किसी दल या संगठन का नया सदस्य novi član, novajlija új tag anggota baru nÿr meðlimur (nuovo) socio 新会員 신입 회원 naujas narys jauns biedrs; jauniņais ahli nieuw lid ny tilhenger, nytt medlem świeży nabytek novo membro nou membru новый член nový člen, nováčik novinec novi član nykomling, ny medlem สมาชิกใหม่ yeni üye 新成員 новий член کسی جماعت کا نیا رکن thành viên mới 新成员

v

to cause to join the army, a society etc We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society? werf يُجَنِّد набирам sebrat, získat rekruttere einziehen στρατολογώ reclutar; conseguir (miembros) värbama سرباز گرفتن؛ به خدمت سربازی در آمدن värvätä recruter לְגָייֵס नयी भर्ती करना novačiti, regrutirati toboroz merekrut fá nÿja meðlimi arruolare, reclutare 募集する 징집(모집)하다 telkti, verbuoti vervēt; pieaicināt mengambil ahli aanwerven rekruttere, verve (z)werbować recrutar a re­cruta набирать pozbierať; získať novačiti regrutovati rekrytera เกณฑ์ทหารใหม่ yazmak, almak 招募，招收 вербувати نءی بھرتی کرنا tuyển mộ 征募，吸收

n reˈcruitment

werwing تَجْنيد набиране odvod, nábor rekruttering die Rekrutierung στρατολόγηση reclutamiento värbamine استخدام؛ سرباز گیری värväys recrutement גִיוּס भर्ती novačenje, regrutiranje sorozás, toborzás perekrutan söfnun/skráning nÿrra meðlima arruolamento, reclutamento 募集 모집 telkimas, verbavimas vervēšana; pieaicināšana pengambilan ahli aanwerving rekruttering, verving rekrutacja recrutamento recrutare набор odvádzanie; získavanie novačenje regrutacija rekryt-ering การรับคนใหม่ üye kaydetme 招募，招收 набір новобранців سپاہیوں کی نءی بھرتی sự tuyển mộ 招收