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Word: Recruit
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century (in the senses ‘fresh body of troops’ and ‘supplement the numbers in a group’): from obsolete French dialect recrute, based on Latin recrescere ‘grow again’, from re- ‘again’ + crescere ‘grow’
rɪˈkruːt
enlist (someone) in the armed forces
Short Definition:enlist someone in armed forces
Examples:- we recruit our toughest soldiers from the desert tribes
- the regiment was still actively recruiting
replenish or reinvigorate (numbers, strength, etc.)
Short Definition:replenish or reinvigorate
Examples:- travelling was said to recruit the constitution
Word: Recruit
Speech Type: Noun
rɪˈkruːt
a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained.
Short Definition:person newly enlisted in armed forces
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