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rĭʹkro͞ot
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/ɹɪˈkɹut/
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/ɹɪˈkɹuːt/
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A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A hired worker
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
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Synonyms: none provided
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A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
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To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the army was recruited for a campaign they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
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To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive
Examples
Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. Go to the country to recruit.
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any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: enlistee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
a recently enlisted soldier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: military recruit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlisted man
Narrower terms: Black and Tan, raw recruit, sprog, yard bird, yardbird
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
raise an army recruit new soldiers
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Synonyms: levy, raise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlist, draft, muster in
seek to employ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: engage, enlist
register formally as a participant or member
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The party recruited many new members
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Synonyms: enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: register
Narrower terms: enlist, draft, muster in, unionize, unionise, register, matriculate
From French recruter (as a verb).
Across languages
Translations
205 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
попъ́лване
(popǎ́lvane)
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Finnish :
täydennys
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Italian :
reintegro
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Italian :
rimpiazzo
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Portuguese :
reforço
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Russian :
пополне́ние
(popolnénije)
— supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement
Albanian :
rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Armenian :
զորակոչիկ
(zorakočʻik)
— newly enlisted soldier
Belarusian :
прызыўні́к
(pryzywník)
— newly enlisted soldier
Belarusian :
навабра́нец
(navabránjec)
— newly enlisted soldier
Belarusian :
рэ́крут
(rékrut)
— newly enlisted soldier
Bulgarian :
на́борник
(nábornik)
— newly enlisted soldier
Bulgarian :
новобра́нец
(novobránec)
— newly enlisted soldier
Catalan :
recluta
— newly enlisted soldier
Chinese Mandarin :
新兵
(xīnbīng)
— newly enlisted soldier
Czech :
branec
— newly enlisted soldier
Czech :
rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Dutch :
rekruut
— newly enlisted soldier
Esperanto :
rekruto
— newly enlisted soldier
Estonian :
noorsõdur
— newly enlisted soldier
Finnish :
alokas
— newly enlisted soldier
French :
recrue
— newly enlisted soldier
Galician :
recruta
— newly enlisted soldier
Georgian :
ახალწვეული
(axalc̣veuli)
— newly enlisted soldier
Georgian :
წვევამდელი
(c̣vevamdeli)
— newly enlisted soldier
Georgian :
რეკრუტი
(reḳruṭi)
— newly enlisted soldier
Georgian :
გაწვეული
(gac̣veuli)
— newly enlisted soldier
German :
Rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Greek :
νεοσύλλεκτος
(neosýllektos)
— newly enlisted soldier
Hindi :
रंगरूट
(raṅgrūṭ)
— newly enlisted soldier
Hungarian :
újonc
— newly enlisted soldier
Hungarian :
regruta
— newly enlisted soldier
Icelandic :
nýliði
— newly enlisted soldier
Indonesian :
rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Irish :
earcach
— newly enlisted soldier
Italian :
recluta
— newly enlisted soldier
Italian :
arruolato
— newly enlisted soldier
Japanese :
新兵
(shinpei)
— newly enlisted soldier
Japanese :
徴集兵
(chōshūhei)
— newly enlisted soldier
Korean :
신병
(sinbyeong)
— newly enlisted soldier
Korean :
징집병
(jingjipbyeong)
— newly enlisted soldier
Latin :
tiro
— newly enlisted soldier
Latvian :
iesācējs
— newly enlisted soldier
Lithuanian :
naujokas
— newly enlisted soldier
Macedonian :
регрут
(regrut)
— newly enlisted soldier
Māori :
ika tauhou
— newly enlisted soldier
Norwegian Bokmål :
rekrutt
— newly enlisted soldier
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekrutt
— newly enlisted soldier
Polish :
rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Polish :
rekrutka
— newly enlisted soldier
Portuguese :
recruta
— newly enlisted soldier
Romanian :
recrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Russian :
призывни́к
(prizyvník)
— newly enlisted soldier
Russian :
новобра́нец
(novobránec)
— newly enlisted soldier
Russian :
ре́крут
(rékrut)
— newly enlisted soldier
Serbo-Croatian :
рѐгрӯт
— newly enlisted soldier
Serbo-Croatian :
règrūt
— newly enlisted soldier
Slovak :
branec
— newly enlisted soldier
Slovak :
rekrut
— newly enlisted soldier
Slovene :
nabornik
— newly enlisted soldier
Spanish :
recluta
— newly enlisted soldier
Swahili :
kurutu
— newly enlisted soldier
Swedish :
rekryt
— newly enlisted soldier
Tagalog :
sungko
— newly enlisted soldier
Turkish :
acemi er
— newly enlisted soldier
Ukrainian :
призо́вник
(pryzóvnyk)
— newly enlisted soldier
Ukrainian :
призовни́к
(pryzovnýk)
— newly enlisted soldier
Ukrainian :
новобра́нець
(novobránecʹ)
— newly enlisted soldier
Ukrainian :
ре́крут
(rékrut)
— newly enlisted soldier
Vietnamese :
lính mới
— newly enlisted soldier
Welsh :
recríwt
— newly enlisted soldier
Welsh :
adfilwr
— newly enlisted soldier
Yiddish :
רעקרוט
(rekrut)
— newly enlisted soldier
Yiddish :
פּריזיווניק
(prizivnik)
— newly enlisted soldier
Bulgarian :
нае́мен рабо́тник
(naémen rabótnik)
— hired worker
Finnish :
tulokas
— hired worker
Finnish :
rekryytti
— hired worker
Indonesian :
rekrut
— hired worker
Irish :
earcach
— hired worker
Norwegian Bokmål :
rekrutt
— hired worker
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekrutt
— hired worker
Russian :
наёмный рабо́чий
(najómnyj rabóčij)
— hired worker
Spanish :
contratado
— hired worker
Finnish :
rekryytti
— biology: new member of population
Belarusian :
вербава́ць
(vjerbavácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
завербава́ць
(zavjerbavácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
найма́ць
(najmácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
наня́ць
(nanjácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
набіра́ць
(nabirácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
набра́ць
(nabrácʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
гадзі́ць
(hadzícʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Belarusian :
згадзі́ць
(zhadzícʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Bulgarian :
вербу́вам
(verbúvam)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Bulgarian :
завербу́вам
(zaverbúvam)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Bulgarian :
наби́рам
(nabíram)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Bulgarian :
набера́
(naberá)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Catalan :
reclutar
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Chinese Mandarin :
招聘
(zhāopìn)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Chinese Mandarin :
徵兵 /征兵
(zhēngbīng)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Chinese Mandarin :
招募
(zhāomù)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Czech :
verbovat
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Czech :
naverbovat
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Danish :
hverve
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Danish :
rekruttere
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Dutch :
rekruteren
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Dutch :
aanwerven
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Dutch :
werven
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Esperanto :
adeptigi
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Finnish :
rekrytoida
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Finnish :
palkata
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Finnish :
värvätä
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
French :
recruter
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
French :
enrôler
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Galician :
recrutar
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Georgian :
მიიღებს
(miiɣebs)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Georgian :
მიღება
(miɣeba)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Georgian :
ახალი წევრის მიღება
(axali c̣evris miɣeba)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
German :
rekrutieren
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
German :
anwerben
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
German :
werben
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Greek :
στρατολογώ
(stratologó)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Greek :
προσλαμβάνω
(proslamváno)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Hungarian :
toboroz
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Hungarian :
verbuvál
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Irish :
earcaigh
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Italian :
arruolare
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Italian :
reclutare
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Japanese :
募集する
(boshū suru)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Korean :
모집하다
(mojiphada)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Lithuanian :
verbuoti
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Macedonian :
вр́бува
(vŕbuva)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Macedonian :
на́јмува
(nájmuva)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Macedonian :
на́јми
(nájmi)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Māori :
taritari
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Norwegian Bokmål :
rekruttere
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Norwegian Bokmål :
verve
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekruttera
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekruttere
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Polish :
rekrutować
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Polish :
zrekrutować
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Polish :
werbować
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Polish :
zwerbować
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Portuguese :
recrutar
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
вербова́ть
(verbovátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
завербова́ть
(zaverbovátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
нанима́ть
(nanimátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
наня́ть
(nanjátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
рекрути́ровать
(rekrutírovatʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
набира́ть
(nabirátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Russian :
набра́ть
(nabrátʹ)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Slovak :
verbovať
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Slovak :
naverbovať
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Spanish :
reclutar
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Swahili :
sajili
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Swedish :
rekrytera
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Swedish :
värva
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ottoman Turkish :
یازمق
(yazmak)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
вербува́ти
(verbuváty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
завербо́вувати
(zaverbóvuvaty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
завербува́ти
(zaverbuváty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
рекрутува́ти
(rekrutuváty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
найма́ти
(najmáty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
найня́ти
(najnjáty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
годи́ти
(hodýty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
згоди́ти
(zhodýty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
набира́ти
(nabyráty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Ukrainian :
набра́ти
(nabráty)
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Vietnamese :
tuyển dụng
— to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees
Bulgarian :
комплекту́вам
(komplektúvam)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Chinese Mandarin :
招募
(zhāomù)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Chinese Mandarin :
征募
(zhēngmù)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Czech :
rekrutovat
— to supply with new men, as an army
Dutch :
rekruteren
— to supply with new men, as an army
Esperanto :
varbi
— to supply with new men, as an army
Finnish :
täydentää
— to supply with new men, as an army
Galician :
recrutar
— to supply with new men, as an army
Georgian :
გაიწვევს
(gaic̣vevs)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Georgian :
ჯარში გაიწვევს
(ǯarši gaic̣vevs)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Georgian :
გაწვევა
(gac̣veva)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Georgian :
რეკრუტირება
(reḳruṭireba)
— to supply with new men, as an army
German :
rekrutieren
— to supply with new men, as an army
Irish :
earcaigh
— to supply with new men, as an army
Māori :
taritari
— to supply with new men, as an army
Norwegian Bokmål :
rekruttere
— to supply with new men, as an army
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekruttera
— to supply with new men, as an army
Norwegian Nynorsk :
rekruttere
— to supply with new men, as an army
Polish :
rekrutować
— to supply with new men, as an army
Polish :
zrekrutować
— to supply with new men, as an army
Portuguese :
recrutar
— to supply with new men, as an army
Spanish :
reclutar
— to supply with new men, as an army
Ottoman Turkish :
یازمق
(yazmak)
— to supply with new men, as an army
Bulgarian :
попълвам
(popǎlvam)
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Bulgarian :
укрепвам
(ukrepvam)
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Finnish :
virkistää
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Italian :
rinvigorire
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Italian :
ricreare
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Italian :
rigenerare
— to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies
Finnish :
virkistäytyä
— to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
Italian :
rigenerarsi
— to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
Italian :
rinnovare
— to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
Italian :
rinvigorire
— to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
French :
recruter
— To prompt to intervene in a body region
Italian :
reclutare
— To prompt to intervene in a body region
Portuguese :
recrutar
— To prompt to intervene in a body region
Spanish :
reclutar
— To prompt to intervene in a body region