| VERB | social | recruit, enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol | register formally as a participant or member |
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| possession | recruit | seek to employ | |
| competition | recruit, levy, raise | cause to assemble or enlist in the military | |
| NOUN | person | recruit, military recruit | a recently enlisted / enlisted soldier |
| person | recruit, enlistee | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| Sounds | rahkruw't; rihkruw't; riykruw't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt... | |
| Meaning | A recently enlisted / enlisted soldier. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | military recruit | |
| Narrower | Black and Tan | An English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921 |
| raw recruit | An inexperienced and untrained recruit | |
| sprog | A new military recruit | |
| yard bird, yardbird | A military recruit who is assigned menial tasks | |
| Broader | enlisted man | A male enlisted person in the armed forces |
| Spanish | recluta | |
| Catalan | recluta | |
| Verbs | recruit | cause to assemble or enlist in the military |
| Meaning | Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | enlistee | |
| Broader | newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant | Any new participant in some activity |
| Spanish | fichaje, recluta | |
| Catalan | fitxatge, recluta | |
| Verbs | recruit | cause to assemble or enlist in the military |
| recruit | register formally as a participant or member | |
| Meaning | register formally as a participant or member. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The party recruited many new members" | |
| Synonyms | enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol | |
| Narrower | enlist, draft, muster in | Engage somebody to enter the army |
| matriculate | enroll as a student | |
| register | enroll to vote | |
| unionize, unionise | recruit for a union or organize into a union | |
| Broader | register | record in writing |
| Spanish | alistar, apuntar, enrolar, entrar, inscribirse, inscribir, matricular, reclutar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, inscriure's, inscriure, matricular-se, matricular, reclutar | |
| Nouns | recruit | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| recruiter | someone who supplies members or employees | |
| Meaning | seek to employ. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants" | |
| Broader | engage, enlist | hire for work or assistance |
| Spanish | reclutar | |
| Catalan | admetre, contractar, reclutar | |
| Nouns | recruitment | the act of getting recruits |
| Meaning | Cause to assemble or enlist in the military. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "recruit new soldiers" | |
| Synonyms | levy, raise | |
| Broader | enlist, draft, muster in | Engage somebody to enter the army |
| Spanish | reclutar | |
| Catalan | reclutar | |
| Nouns | recruit | any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) |
| recruit | a recently enlisted / enlisted soldier | |
| recruiter | an official who enlists personnel for military service | |
| recruitment | the act of getting recruits | |
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