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To recruit is to try to convince someone to join something; especially the armed forces.

(verb)

When you try to convince someone to participate in a non-profit organization, this is an example of a situation where you recruit someone to volunteer.

The definition of a recruit is a new person who has joined something, especially the military.

(noun)

A person who has just joined the navy is an example of a new recruit.

See recruit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to raise or strengthen (an army, navy, etc.) by enlisting personnel
to enlist (personnel) into an army or navy
1. to enlist (new members), as for a party or organization
2. to hire or engage the services of
Rare
1. to increase or maintain by supplying anew; replenish
2. to revive or restore (health, strength, etc.)
to seek to enroll (students) in a college, university, etc., as for the purpose of playing a varsity sport

Origin: Fr recruter < recrute, a recruit, lit., new growth < recrû, pp. of recroître, to grow again < L re-, again + crescere, to grow, increase: see crescent

intransitive verb

to enlist new personnel, esp. for a military force
Rare
1. to get new supplies of something, as in replacement
2. to regain health, strength, etc.
to seek to enroll students, as athletes to play a varsity sport, in college, university, etc.

noun