Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

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1. recruit

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

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

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 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

How to use recruit in a sentence?

1. Diana Foley:

   We are offended that that awful image of our son's brutal murder be used publicly, to tweet it again just continues to promote their propaganda - the horrible way they recruit others who want to be brutal. I certainly do not want that to continue.

2. 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.

3. Ethan Demme:

   When Bob Hollister're running a third party and Bob Hollister're trying to recruit candidates for a third party, Bob Hollister have to have a little bit of Don Quixote, i wouldn't be doing this if I didn't legitimately think that our democracy is actually under attack. And that's what January 6 showed.

4. Dan Gelber:

   Since I've been mayor, I've asked for and we have 40 more police in our department, almost all of them on patrol, and during [spring break season] we recruit officers from the county, from other departments, we pay for them, so it's a pretty massive deployment of local law enforcement, but that's always the best you can do, because it's something organic, and finding a way to get rid of it short of a curfew has been very difficult.

5. Benjamin Lessing:

   As Benjamin Lessing start to lock up more and more people, Benjamin Lessing're really giving fuel to the fire. Benjamin Lessing're putting more people in the hands of these prison gangs, giving them more power to recruit.

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