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re·cruit / riˈkroōt/ • v. [tr.] enlist (someone) in the armed forces: they recruit their toughest soldiers from the desert tribes | [intr.] the regiment was still actively recruiting. ∎ form (an army or other force) by enlisting new people: a basis for recruiting an army. ∎ enroll (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause: there are plans to recruit more staff later this year. ∎ [tr.] inf. persuade (someone) to do or assist in doing something: she recruited her children to help run the racket. • n. a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained: 3,000 army recruits at Ft. Benjamin. ∎ a new member of an organization or a new supporter of a cause: after agreeing on a salary, the new recruit failed to turn up on Monday morning. DERIVATIVES: re·cruit·a·ble adj. re·cruit·er n. |
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"recruit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "recruit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-recruit.html "recruit." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-recruit.html |
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recruit
recruit riˈkrōōt v.
1. enlist (someone) in the armed forces: they recruit their toughest soldiers from the desert tribes. 2. form (an army or other force) by enlisting new people: a basis for recruiting an army. 3. enroll (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause: there are plans to recruit more staff later this year. n. 1. a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained: 3,000 army recruits at Ft. Benjamin. 2. a new member or supporter of an organization or cause. recruitable adj. recruiter n. |
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"recruit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "recruit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-recruit.html "recruit." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-recruit.html |
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recruit †reinforcement (abstr. and concr.) of troops; †pl. reinforcements, (hence) one of the men composing these, newly enlisted soldier. XVII. — F. dial. †recrute = F. recrue, sb. use of fem. pp. of recrotre increase again:- L. recrēscere, f. RE- + crēscere grow.
So recruit vb. reinforce; replenish; enlist new soldiers; recover health or vigour XVII; enlist (men) XIX. — F. recruter. |
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T. F. HOAD. "recruit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "recruit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-recruit.html T. F. HOAD. "recruit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-recruit.html |
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recruit •acute, argute, astute, beaut, Beirut, boot, bruit, brut, brute, Bute, butte, Canute, cheroot, chute, commute, compute, confute, coot, cute, depute, dilute, dispute, flute, fruit, galoot, hoot, impute, jute, loot, lute, minute, moot, mute, newt, outshoot, permute, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, root, route, salute, Salyut, scoot, shoot, Shute, sloot, snoot, subacute, suit, telecommute, Tonton Macoute, toot, transmute, undershoot, uproot, Ute, volute
•Paiute • jackboot • freeboot • top boot
•snow boot • gumboot • marabout
•statute • bandicoot • Hakluyt
•archlute • absolute • dissolute
•irresolute, resolute
•jackfruit • passion fruit • breadfruit
•grapefruit • snakeroot • beetroot
•arrowroot • autoroute
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"recruit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "recruit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-recruit.html "recruit." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-recruit.html |
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