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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. Pete Buttigieg:

    The effort to recruit more minority officers to South Bend Police Department and the effort to introduce body cameras have not succeeded and I accept responsibility for that, we have tried but not succeeded to increase diversity in South Bend Police Department and we need help.

  2. Dianne Feinstein:

    We’re in a new age where terrorist groups like ISIL are using social media to reinvent how they recruit and plot attacks, that information can be the key to identifying and stopping terrorist recruitment or a terrorist attack, but we need help from technology companies.

  3. Nicole Longo:

    CMS has a responsibility to ensure that people with Medicare have equitable and appropriate access to therapies that are reasonable and necessary for use in the Medicare population, through this decision, we are creating a pathway for people with Medicare to quickly access drugs the FDA determines have shown a clinical benefit and encourages manufacturers and trial administrators to ensure that the clinical trials recruit racially diverse participants.

  4. William McRaven:

    I have significant concerns about how the law will affect our ability to recruit and retain faculty members and students, if problems develop, we will work to understand the causes and make adjustments to the policies, rules, and practices, consistent with the law.

  5. Hillary Holley:

    Now, with the GOP's voter suppression campaign ramping up in state houses across the country, Fair Fight Action is proud to join with Michelle Obama and When We All Vote alongside other civil and voting rights organizations to fight back against Republicans' anti-voter agenda. We're ready to work with our allies to recruit new volunteers and keep organizing Americans to push for the Senate to pass new federal protections for voting rights at a time when we need them more than ever.


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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