to recruit

Examples

• All

• You'll have to recruit some new men.

  The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

• So I just started recruiting people to help.

• You, you, you have to recruit based on fit.

• It's a great way to recruit new talent, huh?

  Enter the Dragon (1973)

• I must recruit more men and return.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• But she seems confident she can go and recruit youth easily.

• My question is, have you tried yet to recruit for US consumers?

• He's trying to recruit students for the fraternity.

  Due Season (2022)

• Participants for the qualitative study were recruited through the agency for the homeless.

  Academic text (2011)

• The company is looking to recruit skilled engineers to join its team.

Synonyms

S

to sign up

vsto recruit

408 1.3

To join an activity or service by giving your name

usually involves bringing or hiring others rather than self registration

E

to enroll

vsto recruit

• US

164 2.7

To register officially to take a course or join a group

focuses more on hiring or bringing people into organizations

E

to enlist

vsto recruit

72 4.2

To join an organization like the army or persuade someone else to join

is broader, covering hiring or bringing people into any organization

M

to muster in

vsto recruit

• Jargon

8.4

To officially add someone to the army as a soldier

is less formal and applies beyond military enrollment

Antonyms

F

to fire

∞ 2.8

To officially make someone leave their job

D

to dismiss

70 3.3

To remove someone from their job

Compounds

M

military recruit

1 3.8

A person who recently joined the military and is doing basic training

R

raw recruit

1 4.0

A person who has just joined the army and has little training

How Active

headhunt

6.7

to solicit

• Formal

48 6.8

to recruit

277 3.2

to advertise

• Specialized

5 4.3

to attract

991 1.9

Surface Forms

Etymology