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

Matched Categories

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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How to use recruit in a sentence?

1. Rob Petrosyan:

   If you don't like the Border Patrol, it still doesn't give you license to demand their removal. Especially since they were there to recruit for jobs as opposed to running patrols.

2. Jeff Flake:

   Unless they can demonstrate some ability to actually recruit with this money, then they shouldn't be spending it. And I, myself, I'm pretty skeptical.

3. Ahmad Ali Hazrat:

   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. Andrew Romeo:

   The thought is, if we are able to recruit more candidates that look like their communities and better represent their communities then that will help the party grow and expand into the future because the statistics make clear those folks will become national leaders down the line.

5. Marine Le Pen:

   Germany probably thinks its population is moribund, and it is probably seeking to lower wages and continue to recruit slaves through mass immigration.