recruit
21recruit — [17] Etymologically, a recruit is something that ‘grows again’. The word’s ultimate ancestor is Latin recrēscere ‘regrow’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘again’ and crēscere ‘grow’ (source of English crescent, increase, etc). This… …
22recruit — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc: We re having difficulty recruiting enough properly qualified staff. 2 a) (I, T) to get people to join the army or navy: Most of the men in the village… …
23recruit — [17] Etymologically, a recruit is something that ‘grows again’. The word’s ultimate ancestor is Latin recrēscere ‘regrow’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘again’ and crēscere ‘grow’ (source of English crescent, increase, etc). This… …
24recruit — I. Date: 1643 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to fill up the number of (as an army) with new members ; reinforce (2) to enlist as a member of an armed service b. to increase or maintain the number of < America recruited her population from Europe > …
25recruit — recruitable, adj. recruiter, n. /ri krooht /, n. 1. a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces. 2. a new member of a group, organization, or the like. 3. a fresh supply of something. v.t. 4. to enlist (a person) for service in one of… …
26recruit — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, accommodate, add to, afford, alphabetarian, apprentice, arriviste, articled clerk, augment, baby, beat the drums, beginner, bespeak, book, boot, brace up, brief, bring back, bring to, call back, call to… …
27recruit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlist, raise, furnish, supply, replenish; restore, renew. n. conscript, draftee; newcomer, novice, tyro, rookie, boot (sl.). See combatant, commission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. New man, New woman,… …
28recruit — re|cruit1 [ rı krut ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get someone to work in a company or join an organization: We won t be recruiting again until next year. a ) to get people to join the military 2. ) transitive to get someone to help …
29recruit — [rɪˈkruːt] verb [I/T] I to get someone to join a company, an organization, or the armed forces recruitment noun [U] II noun [C] recruit [rɪˈkruːt] a new member of a company, an organization, or the armed forces …
30recruit — re•cruit [[t]rɪˈkrut[/t]] n. 1) a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces 2) a new member of a group, organization, or the like 3) a fresh supply of something 4) to enlist (a person) for service in one of the armed forces 5) to raise …
