recruit /ɹɪˈkɹuːt/verb 6noun 4forms 3 verb6 •To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products •To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to musterthe army was recruited for a campaignthey were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle •To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body. •(old-fashioned) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.Go to the country to recruit. •To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population. •(no longer used) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour. — 1726 noun4 •A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier. •A hired workerThese new recruits were hired after passing the interviews •A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population. •A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement. formsrecruited · recruiting · recruits
