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. Joseph Wade:

   When I came on in the 90s, law enforcement was a very appealing job, at certain points, we'd have an application pool of 200 to 300, now it's 50 or 60 people we're having to vet for recruit classes.

2. Peter Cook:

   His potential removal from the battlefield would negatively impact ISIL's ability to recruit foreign fighters -- especially those from Chechnya and the Caucus regions -- and degrade ISIL's ability to coordinate attacks and defense of its strongholds like Raqqah, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq.

3. Ahmad Ali Hazrat:

   Most of our people are jobless and this radio will encourage lots of people to join their ranks, now Daesh are seven kilometers outside Jalalabad city and if the government doesn't act soon it will expand its broadcast and recruit even from Kabul.

4. Muslim Americans:

   Our enemy are these criminal killers who misuse a religion in order to recruit people and give them the training to go out and kill more people.

5. Defense Departmentspokesperson John Kirby:

   Some of these groups are very organized. They very aggressively recruit soon-to-be-veterans.