Synonyms for recruit
rɪˈkrutre·cruit

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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.

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1. recruit

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

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

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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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1. • Engage

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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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1. List of paraphrases for "recruit":

   recruiting, recruitment, hire, recruits, hiring, recruited, employ, rookie, attract, conscript, engage

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1. Former Vice President Dick Cheney:

   I don't see anyway to contain ISIS. It seems to be that they are working very aggressively to recruit and grow in size including recruit people out of the United States, i think they've already made remarkable progress.

2. Celia Neustadt:

   I think really the beauty of the Inner Harbor Project and what we do here and why it works is because the young people we recruit are leaders among their peers... because they're insiders in that community they have this unique ability to navigate the social issues that people are dealing with and create a movement for positive change.

3. Nicole Fey:

   We’ve been able to recruit some, but there can never be enough.

4. Dianne Feinstein:

   Five years ago the FBI informed me it had concerns that an administrative member of my California staff was potentially being sought out by the Chinese government to provide information, he was not a mole or a spy, but someone who a foreign intelligence service thought it could recruit.

5. Maria Olga Noriega:

   The phenomenon of human trafficking modified a lot with COVID, traffickers keep working (to) recruit, but now with a more complex modus operandi.