recruit

Definition

  • verb: to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc.
  • verb: to fill up the number of (as an army) with new members
  • synonyms: reinforce, reinvigorate, enlist

Examples

  • College football coaches spend a lot of time 'recruiting' high school athletes.

  • Some parents don't think the military should be 'recruiting' from high schools.

  • She 'recruited' four friends to distribute food to the homeless with her.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Be patient. I'm not asking for help. Just take off the handcuffs. - Be patient. - We must protect ourselves. - Let me recruit some new men. - No. - Barzini would get an excuse to fight. - Mike, you're wrong. Don Corleone... You once said that one day Tessio and me could form our own family. (..)
    1972 The Godfather