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Meaning of recruit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  recruit
      n 1: a recently enlisted soldier [syn: {recruit}, {military
           recruit}]
      2: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn:
         {recruit}, {enlistee}]
      v 1: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
           recruited many new members" [syn: {enroll}, {inscribe},
           {enter}, {enrol}, {recruit}]
      2: seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of
         assistants"
      3: cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army";
         "recruit new soldiers" [syn: {recruit}, {levy}, {raise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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