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recruit

/ɹɪˈkɹut/noun, verb2 syllables

Recruit means: register formally as a participant or member.

Synonyms for recruit8

noun, as in a recently enlisted soldier

military recruit

noun, as in any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

enlistee

verb, as in register formally as a participant or member

enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, raise

verb, as in cause to assemble or enlist in military

levy, raise

What does recruit mean?5

verb

1

register formally as a participant or member“The party recruited many new members”

2

cause to assemble or enlist in military“raise an army”

3

seek to employ“The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants”

noun

1

a recently enlisted soldier

2

any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with recruit?28

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All 28 rhymes for recruit, grouped by syllable

Recruit in a sentence

  • Hey, the new recruit this time seems really cute.tsp_2
  • The body of a recruit has been exhumed for a second post-mortem.LB
  • The captain exercised the new recruits with long marches.unknown
  • We have a very vigorous screening procedure for new recruits.CM
  • Ziri decided to sneak into the academy with the recruits.Amastan
  • We've got some new recruits joining us tomorrow.Lumi
  • Did the bequest cover the cost of recruiting a professor?AlanF_US
  • We should make use of that for recruiting.Miktsoanit

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of recruit

as a noun

plural
recruits

as a verb

past tense
recruited
present participle
recruiting
third-person singular
recruits
past participle
recruited