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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Recruit \Re*cruit"\ (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recruited;
p. pr. & vb. n. Recruiting.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under
influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre,
p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter,
properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut
piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl[=u]tr kerchief, E.
clout.]
1. 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.
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Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their
color. --Glanvill.
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2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in
strength or health; to reinvigorate.
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3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up
by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army
was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist;
as, he recruited fifty men. --M. Arnold.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recruit \Re*cruit"\ (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recruited;
p. pr. & vb. n. Recruiting.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under
influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre,
p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter,
properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut
piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl[=u]tr kerchief, E.
clout.]
1. 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.
Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their
color. --Glanvill.
2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in
strength or health; to reinvigorate.
3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up
by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army
was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist;
as, he recruited fifty men. --M. Arnold.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
vb.
(infl of en recruit ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
vb.
(infl of en recruit ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
vb.
(infl of en recruit ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
vb.
(infl of en recruit ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r ecruit ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recruited
Engelska a.
(avledning en recruit ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb recruit)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Recruited /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪd/ مجنّدFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
recruited /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]rekrutovaný
recruited /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪd/
eingestellt, angestellt, aufgenommen, beschäftigt
"Many government officials were recruited from private industry." - Viele Beamte kommen aus der Privatwirtschaft.
Synonyms: employed, engaged, hired, taken on, put on the payroll
see: employ, engage, hire, recruit sb., take on sb., take sb. into employment, put sb. on the payroll, employing, engaging, hiring, recruiting, taking on, putting on the payroll, recruit staff
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recruited /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪd/
geworben, angeworben, rekrutiert
"He is suspected of having recruited drug couriers." - Er steht im Verdacht, Drogenkuriere angeworben zu haben.
"Most male villagers were recruited that day." - Die meisten männlichen Dorfbewohner wurden an diesem Tag rekrutiert.
see: recruit sb., recruiting, recruits, recruited, recruit aliens
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recruited /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪd/
warb, warb an, rekrutierte
"He is suspected of having recruited drug couriers." - Er steht im Verdacht, Drogenkuriere angeworben zu haben.
"Most male villagers were recruited that day." - Die meisten männlichen Dorfbewohner wurden an diesem Tag rekrutiert.
see: recruit sb., recruiting, recruited, recruits, recruit aliens
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ɹiˈkɹutɪd/, /ɹɪˈkɹutɪd/