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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their
              color.                                --Glanvill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in
        strength or health; to reinvigorate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

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 ]

  recruiting
     n.
     The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en recruit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  recruiting
     n.
     The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en recruit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  recruiting
     n.
     The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en recruit nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  recruiting
     n.
     The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en recruit nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recruiting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r ecruit ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recruiting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en recruit ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb recruit)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  التجنيد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/ 
  rekrutování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  Personalbeschaffung , Personalsuche 
     Synonyms: recruitment, personnel search, search for personnel
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  einstellend, anstellend, aufnehmend, beschäftigend
     Synonyms: employing, engaging, hiring, taking on, putting on the payroll
  
   see: employ, engage, hire, recruit sb., take on sb., take sb. into employment, put sb. on the payroll, employed, engaged, hired, recruited, taken on, put on the payroll, recruit staff
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  werbend, anwerbend, rekrutierend
   see: recruit sb., recruited, recruits, recruited, recruit aliens
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  novačenje mladih igrača na temelju procjene talent, zapošljavanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  recruiting /ɹɪkɹˈuːtɪŋ/
  toborzás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹəˈkɹutɪŋ/, /ɹiˈkɹutɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈkɹutɪŋ/


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