Meaning

A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement..

Definitions by Sense

1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
2. A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
3. A hired worker
4. (biology, ecology) A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain population.
5. To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
6. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
7. (archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
8. (biology, intransitive) To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.

Example Sentences

These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews

We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products

the army was recruited for a campaign

they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle

Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour.

“You have surprized my poor niece so, that she can hardly, I see, support herself.——Go, my dear, retire, and endeavour to recruit your spirits; for I see you have occasion.” At which words Sophia, who never received a more welcome command, hastily withdrew.

[…] I, abstemious naturally, and rendered so by the fever that preyed on me, was forced to recruit myself with food.

My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage.

Word Forms

• recruits
• recruiting
• recruited

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When Should You Use Recruit?

Use recruit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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