Definition of: recruit

(ri·krt′) v.t.
1. To enlist (men) for military or naval service.
2. To muster; raise, as an army, by enlistment.
3. To supply with recruits.
4. To regain or revive (lost health, strength, etc.).
5. Rare To replenish.
—v.i.
6. To enlist new men for military or naval service.
7. To regain lost health or strength.
8. To gain or raise new supplies of anything lost or needed.
—noun
1. A newly enlisted soldier, sailor, or marine; loosely, any new adherent of a cause, organization, or the like.
2. Obs. A new supply of something necessary or useful. [<F recruter <recrute a recruit <recrû grown again, pp. of recroître <L re- again + crescere grow, increase]
—re·cruit′er noun
—re·cruit′ment noun Synonyms (verb): enlist, reinforce, repair, replenish. See RECOVER. Antonyms: decimate, disperse, lose, reduce, scatter.