Recruit

Recruit
Recruit Re*cruit" (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recruited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recruiting}.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre, p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl[=u]tr kerchief, E. clout.] 1. To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. [1913 Webster]

Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate. [1913 Webster]

3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty men. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]


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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 : ** Army recruit ** Seaman Recruit * Recruit… …   Wikipedia

  • Recruit — (jap. リクルート rikuruto) ist eine japanische Immobilien und Personalfirma, die durch den Recruit Skandal Anfang der 1990er Jahre auch außerhalb Japans bekannt wurde. „Recruit“ ist englisch und bedeutet so viel wie „Nachwuchs“ oder „neu einstellen“.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Recruit — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Recruit fue un cohete sonda estadounidense alimentado por combustible sólido. Normalmente era usado como etapa superior conjuntamente con otro cohete, como con el Nike. También fue utilizado como cohete propulsor de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Recruit — Re*cruit , v. i. 1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. [1913 Webster] 2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recruit — [n] person beginning service apprentice, beginner, convert, draftee, enlisted person, fledgling, GI*, greenhorn*, helper, initiate, learner, neophyte, newcomer, new person, novice, novitiate, plebe*, proselyte, rookie, sailor, selectee,… …   New thesaurus

  • recruit — [ri kro͞ot′] vt. [Fr recruter < recrute, a recruit, lit., new growth < recrû, pp. of recroître, to grow again < L re , again + crescere, to grow, increase: see CRESCENT] 1. to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlisting… …   English World dictionary

  • Recruit — Re*cruit , n. 1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a re[ e]nforcement. [1913 Webster] The state is to have recruits to its strength, and remedies to its distempers. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • recruit — I verb add, augment, call up, collect, conscribere, conscript, draft, employ, enlarge, enlist, enroll, find manpower, gain, gather, increase, induct, muster, obtain, provide, raise, raise troops, reinvigorate, replenish, select, sign up,… …   Law dictionary

  • recruit — vb *recover, regain, retrieve, recoup Analogous words: *renew, restore, renovate, refresh: repair, *mend, rebuild …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • recruit — ► VERB 1) enlist (someone) in the armed forces. 2) enrol (someone) as a member or worker in an organization. 3) informal persuade to do or help with something. ► NOUN ▪ a newly recruited person. DERIVATIVES recruiter noun recrui …   English terms dictionary

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