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Synonyms for recruit
rɪˈkrutre·cruit

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. recruit

    The transitive use of recover in the sense of cure, heal, etc., as in 2 Kings v, 6, "That thou mayest recover him of his leprosy," is now practically obsolete. The chief transitive use of recover is in the sense to obtain again after losing, regain, repossess, etc.; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover health. The intransitive sense, be cured, be restored, etc., is very common; as, to recover from sickness, terror, or misfortune.

    Synonyms:
    be cured, be healed, be restored, cure, heal, reanimate, recover, recuperate, regain, repossess, restore, resume, retrieve

    Antonyms:
    die, fail, grow worse, relapse, sink

    Preposition:
    From; rarely of; (Law) to recover judgment against, to recover damages of or from a person.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. recruit

    Synonyms:
    repair, refresh, renew, restore, recover, recreate, invigorate, revive, reinforce

    Antonyms:
    waste, lose, impair, relapse, decay, decline

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. recruit, military recruitnoun

    a recently enlisted soldier

    Synonyms:
    enlistee, military recruit

  2. recruit, enlisteeverb

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

    Synonyms:
    enlistee, military recruit

  3. enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruitverb

    register formally as a participant or member

    "The party recruited many new members"

    Synonyms:
    go into, participate, enrol, infix, enter, encrypt, get into, go in, put down, figure, introduce, levy, code, cipher, cypher, embark, grave, scratch, autograph, record, inscribe, write in code, insert, engrave, encipher, accede, get in, come in, enroll, move into, raise

  4. recruitverb

    seek to employ

    "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

    Synonyms:
    enrol, enter, raise, levy, inscribe, enroll

  5. recruit, levy, raiseverb

    cause to assemble or enlist in the military

    "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

    Synonyms:
    kindle, evoke, arouse, put forward, leaven, set up, enrol, upgrade, impose, inscribe, provoke, elevate, kick upstairs, upraise, enkindle, put up, heighten, stir, elicit, advance, conjure, lift, fire, farm, grow, bring up, conjure up, nurture, resurrect, levy, promote, prove, erect, raise, call down, get up, produce, call forth, invoke, enter, enroll, rear, parent, enhance

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. recruitverb

    Synonyms:
    repair, replenish

  2. recruitverb

    Synonyms:
    refresh, revive, restore, renovate

  3. recruitverb

    Synonyms:
    (Mil.) reinforce, supply with new men

  4. recruitverb

    Synonyms:
    raise new soldiers, get supplies of men

  5. recruitverb

    Synonyms:
    revive, recover, regain health, be restored to health, get well

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How to use recruit in a sentence?

  1. Patrik Svensson:

    We have been alerted by participants that coaches have tried to recruit them to terrorist organizations.

  2. Abigail Spanberger:

    Recruit the best. The best can train police officers across the board and retain them.

  3. Thomas Huxley:

    Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.

  4. Bob Knight:

    I have a lot of respect for Wooden as a coach, how he coached, he was a good coach, but from then on, and I don’t mind saying it, I don’t respect Wooden, because he allowed Sam Gilbert to do whatever it took to recruit kids. And one time he told me, he said ‘ I just did n’t know how to deal with Sam Gilbert. ’ And I ’m saying to Bob Knight ‘ I damn sure could have dealt with him, ’.

  5. Stuart Phillips:

    People say that lifting heavier loads is the only way you can recruit type II fibers, but that’s just not true, you can recruit type II muscle fibers by induction of fatigue.


Translations for recruit

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  • تجنيدArabic
  • branec, rekrut, rekrutovatCzech
  • Rekrut, rekrutierenGerman
  • varbi, rekrutoEsperanto
  • reclutar, reclutaSpanish
  • täydennys, palkata, värvätä, rekrytoida, alokas, virkistäytyä, täydentää, virkistääFinnish
  • recruter, recrue, enrôlerFrench
  • भर्तीHindi
  • toboroz, regruta, verbuvál, újoncHungarian
  • recluta, ricreare, arruolato, rigenerarsi, reclutare, rigenerare, rinnovare, rimpiazzo, reintegro, rinvigorire, arruolareItalian
  • 新兵Japanese
  • tiroLatin
  • ika tauhouMāori
  • rekruttNorwegian
  • recrutaPortuguese
  • нанимать, призывни́к, вербовать, новобра́нец, ре́крут, нанять, завербоватьRussian
  • rekrytSwedish
  • sajiliSwahili
  • 招募Chinese

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