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recruit

[ri-kroot] / rɪˈkrut /
NOUN
person beginning service
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draftee newcomer rookie sailor soldier trainee volunteer
STRONG
GI apprentice beginner convert fledgling greenhorn helper initiate learner neophyte novice novitiate plebe proselyte tenderfoot
WEAK
enlisted person new person selectee serviceperson
Antonyms
STRONG
expert professional
VERB
gather resources
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up draft engage enlist enroll improve mobilize raise round up select
STRONG
augment better deliver gain impress induct levy muster obtain procure proselytize reanimate recoup recover recuperate refresh regain reinforce renew repair replenish repossess restore retrieve revive strengthen supply
WEAK
build up call to arms fill up find human resources sign on sign up store up take in take on win over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid cancel decline decrease diminish dismiss dodge ignore neglect refuse reject shun stop
STRONG
break damage destroy deteriorate forfeit hurt kill lose miss ruin waste weaken worsen

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the company has continued recruiting students and still promotes its K-pop training programmes on social media.

From BBC

Given scant home-based talent and difficulty recruiting the best talent to Washington, the programming at the Kennedy Center hasn’t been competitive with what large-city performing arts institutions offer.

From The Wall Street Journal

A special initiative promised to recruit 30 postdoctoral fellows and “open the gateway” for them to fill tenure-track jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Screens will balloon to such absurd proportions that you’ll recruit the tallest NBA player in history to demonstrate how to properly use them.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has also persuaded many MPs from other parties to defect to him, and recruited technocrats known for their competence, to build Bhumjaithai up into a leading conservative political force.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.