Main Entry: ¹re·cruit

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈkrüt\

Function: verb

Date: 1640

transitive verb

1 a (1) : to fill up the number of (as an army) with new members : reinforce (2) : to enlist as a member of an armed service b : to increase or maintain the number of <America recruited her population from Europe> c : to secure the services of : engage, hire d : to seek to enroll <recruit prospective students>
2 : replenish
3 : to restore or increase the health, vigor, or intensity ofintransitive verb : to enlist new members

— re·cruit·er noun