recruit

¹re·cruit

verb \ri-ˈkrüt\

Definition of RECRUIT

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 of

intransitive verb

: to enlist new members

— re·cruit·er noun

Examples of RECRUIT

1. He was recruited by the army after high school.
2. Public schools are recruiting new teachers.
3. College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting high school athletes.
4. College football coaches spend a lot of time recruiting.
5. Some parents don't think the military should be recruiting from high schools.
6. We recruited a crew of volunteers to help us.
7. I recruited my brother to drive us to the concert.
8. She recruited four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.

First Known Use of RECRUIT

1640

Related to RECRUIT

Synonyms

assume, engage, fee [chiefly Scottish], hire, lay on [chiefly British], pay, place, employ, retain, sign (up or on), take on

Antonyms

ax (or axe), can, discharge, dismiss, fire, sack

Related Words

reemploy, reengage, rehire; apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract; enlist; advance, promote, upgrade; keep (on); headhunt, scout

Near Antonyms

furlough, lay off, lock out

Rhymes with RECRUIT

acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit

²recruit

noun

Definition of RECRUIT

1

: a newcomer to a field or activity; specifically : a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces

2

: a fresh or additional supply

3

: a former enlisted man of the lowest rank in the army

Examples of RECRUIT

1. the newest recruit on the team
2. She's one of the department's new recruits.

Origin of RECRUIT

French recrute, recrue fresh growth, new levy of soldiers, from Middle French, from recroistre to grow up again, from Latin recrescere, from re- + crescere to grow — more at crescent

First Known Use: circa 1640

Related to RECRUIT

Synonyms

abecedarian, apprentice, babe, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, beginner, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro, virgin

Antonyms

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

Related Words

boot; amateur, dabbler, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer

Near Antonyms

expert, master, pro, professional

re·cruit

transitive verb \ri-ˈkrüt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RECRUIT

: to restore or increase the health, vigor, or intensity of