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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-kroot
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkrut



Definition of recruit

Origin :
  • 1630s, "to strengthen, reinforce," from French recruter (17c.), from recrute "a levy, a recruit" (see recruit (n.)). Sense of "to enlist new soldiers" is attested from 1650s; of student athletes, from 1913. Related: Recruited; recruiting.
  • noun person beginning service
  • verb gather resources
Example sentences :
  • The air is so pure, too, that people come there to recruit their health.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Oh, didn't I kiss your uncle Pascal when he brought you here to recruit your health!'
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • She did what seemed easiest—she took him down to recruit at Howards End.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • He had been sick and had come on board in order to recruit his health.
  • Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
  • These exercises correct the form of the body and transform the recruit into a soldier.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • To man this vessel, Jones was obliged to recruit a most motley crew.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • He is attempting to recruit members to an organization he is forming.
  • Extract from : « Gun for Hire » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • If the recruit will not obey, it is the duty of the drill officer to report him to the instructor.
  • Extract from : « In School and Out » by Oliver Optic
  • We came to Ureparapara in the month of June to 'recruit' and got four men.
  • Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke
  • Let me introduce a friend—Mr. Elsmere—and if you will have him, a recruit for your work.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

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