Definition of recruit

noun (n)

• a recently enlisted soldier (noun.person)

  Synonym: military recruit
  

  source: wordnet30
• any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) (noun.person)

  Synonym: enlistee
  

  source: wordnet30
• A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reënforcement. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• register formally as a participant or member (verb.social)

  Synonym: enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe
  

  Example:
  The party recruited many new members.
  

  source: wordnet30
• seek to employ (verb.possession)

  Example:
  The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants.
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to assemble or enlist in the military (verb.competition)

  Synonym: levy, raise
  

  Example:
  Recruit new soldiers.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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