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==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{uder|en|fr|-}} ''[[recruter]]'' (as a verb).

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|rĭʹkro͞ot|a=GA}}, {{IPA|en|/ɹɪˈkɹut/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɹɪˈkɹuːt/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recruit.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|uːt|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a [[reinforcement]].
# A person [[enlisted]] for service in the army; a newly enlisted [[soldier]].
# A hired worker
#: {{ux|en|These new '''recruits''' were hired after passing the interviews}}
# {{lb|en|biology|ecology}} A new adult or breeding-age member of a certain [[population]].

====Derived terms====
* [[seaman recruit]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|попъ́лване|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|täydennys}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|reintegro|m}}, {{t+|it|rimpiazzo|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|reforço|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пополне́ние|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|reemplazo}}
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{{trans-top|newly enlisted soldier}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|rekrut|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զորակոչիկ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|прызыўні́к|m}}, {{t|be|навабра́нец|m}}, {{t|be|рэ́крут|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|на́борник|m}}, {{t|bg|новобра́нец|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|recluta|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|新兵|tr=xīnbīng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|branec|m}}, {{t|cs|rekrut|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|rekruut|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|rekruto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|noorsõdur}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|alokas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|recrue|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|recruta|m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ახალწვეული}}, {{t|ka|წვევამდელი}}, {{t|ka|რეკრუტი}}, {{t|ka|გაწვეული}}
* German: {{t+|de|Rekrut|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|újonc}}, {{t+|hu|regruta}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|nýliði|m}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rekrut}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|earcach|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|recluta|f}}, {{t+|it|arruolato|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|新兵|tr=しんぺいt, shinpei}}, {{t|ja|徴集兵|tr=ちょうしゅうへい, chōshūhei}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|신병(新兵)}}, {{t|ko|징집병(徵集兵)}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|tiro|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|iesācējs|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|naujokas|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|регрут|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|ika tauhou}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|rekrutt|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rekrutt|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rekrut|m}}, {{t+|pl|rekrutka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|recruta|m|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|recrut|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|призывни́к}}, {{t+|ru|новобра́нец|m}}, {{t+|ru|ре́крут|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|рѐгрӯт|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|règrūt|m}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|branec|m}}, {{t|sk|rekrut|m}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|nabornik|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|recluta|m|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rekryt|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|sungko}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|acemi er}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|призо́вник|m}}, {{t+|uk|призовни́к|m}}, {{t|uk|новобра́нець|m}}, {{t|uk|ре́крут|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|lính mới}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|recríwt|m}}, {{t|cy|adfilwr|m}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|רעקרוט|m}}, {{t|yi|פּריזיווניק|m}}
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{{trans-top|hired worker}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|[[нае́мен]] [[рабо́тник]]|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tulokas}}, {{t|fi|rekryytti}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rekrut}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|earcach|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|rekrutt|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rekrutt|m}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|[[наёмный]] [[рабо́чий]]|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|contratado|m}}
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{{trans-top|biology: new member of population}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|rekryytti}}
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* Danish: {{t+check|da|rekrut}}
* Dutch: {{t+check|nl|rekruut}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# To [[enroll]] or [[enlist]] new [[member]]s or [[potential]] [[employee]]s on behalf of an [[employer]], [[organization]], [[sports]] team, the [[military]], etc.
#: {{ux|en|We need to '''recruit''' more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products}}
# To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by [[enlistment]]; also, to [[muster]]
#: {{ux|en|the army was '''recruited''' for a campaign}}
#: {{ux|en|they were looking to '''recruit''' two thousand troops for battle}}
# {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[replenish]], [[renew]], or [[reinvigorate]] by [[fresh]] [[supplies]]; to [[remedy#Verb|remedy]] a [[lack]] or [[deficiency]] in.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1726|author=w:George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne|title=Phyllis Drinking
|passage=Her cheeks glow the brighter, '''recruiting''' their colour.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1749|author=Henry Fielding|title=The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|passage=“You have surprized my poor niece so, that she can hardly, I see, support herself.——Go, my dear, retire, and endeavour to '''recruit''' your spirits; for I see you have occasion.” At which words Sophia, who never received a more welcome command, hastily withdrew.}}
#* {{RQ:Mary Shelley Last Man|volume=I|chapter=IV|page=148|passage={{...}} I, abstemious naturally, and rendered so by the fever that preyed on me, was forced to '''recruit''' myself with food.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1887|author=Harriet W. Daly|title=Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia|page=181|passage=My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, '''recruiting''' his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage.}}
# {{lb|en|biology|intransitive}} To become an adult or breeding-age member of a population.
# {{lb|en|biochemistry}} To [[prompt#Verb|prompt]] a [[protein]], [[leucocyte]]. etc. to [[intervene]] in a given [[region]] of the [[body]].
# {{lb|en|dated|intransitive}} To [[recuperate]]; to gain [[health]], [[flesh]], [[spirits]], or the like.
#: {{ux|en|Lean cattle '''recruit''' in fresh pastures.}}
#: {{ux|en|Go to the country to '''recruit'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Landon Lady Anne Granard|page=44|volume=II|passage=Here it was certain she rapidly recovered her lost strength, and '''recruited''' her wasted form; and here she received the letters of her beloved family, relating many circumstances well known to our readers, but new to the travellers, the tidings having far to go.}}

====Derived terms====
* [[over-recruit]]
* [[rerecruit]]
* [[underrecruit]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to enroll or enlist new members or potential employees}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|вербава́ць|impf}}, {{t|be|завербава́ць|pf}}, {{t|be|найма́ць|impf}}, {{t|be|наня́ць|pf}}, {{t|be|набіра́ць|impf}}, {{t|be|набра́ць|pf}}, {{t|be|гадзі́ць|impf}}, {{t|be|згадзі́ць|pf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|вербу́вам|impf}}, {{t+|bg|завербу́вам|pf}}, {{t+|bg|наби́рам|impf}}, {{t|bg|набера́|pf}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|reclutar}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|招聘}}, {{t+|cmn|徵兵}} {{q|military}}, {{t+|cmn|招募}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|verbovat|impf}}, {{t|cs|naverbovat|pf}}
* Danish: {{t|da|hverve}}, {{t|da|rekruttere}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|rekruteren}}, {{t+|nl|aanwerven}}, {{t+|nl|werven}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|adeptigi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|rekrytoida}}, {{t+|fi|palkata}}, {{t+|fi|värvätä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|recruter}}, {{t+|fr|enrôler}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|recrutar}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მიიღებს}}, {{t|ka|მიღება}}, {{t|ka|ახალი წევრის მიღება}}
* German: {{t+|de|rekrutieren}}, {{t+|de|anwerben}}, {{t+|de|werben}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|toboroz}}, {{t+|hu|verbuvál}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|earcaigh}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|arruolare}}, {{t+|it|reclutare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|募集|tr=ぼしゅうする, boshū suru|alt=募集する}} {{qualifier|military}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|모집하다}} {{qualifier|military}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|вр́бува|impf}}, {{t|mk|на́јмува|impf}}, {{t|mk|на́јми|pf}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|taritari}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|rekruttere}}, {{t|nb|verve}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rekruttera}}, {{t|nn|rekruttere}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rekrutować|impf}}, {{t|pl|zrekrutować|pf}}, {{t+|pl|werbować|impf}}, {{t+|pl|zwerbować|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|recrutar}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|вербова́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|завербова́ть|pf}}, {{t+|ru|нанима́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|наня́ть|pf}}, {{t+|ru|рекрути́ровать|impf|pf}}, {{t+|ru|набира́ть|impf}}, {{t+|ru|набра́ть|pf}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|verbovať|impf}}, {{t|sk|naverbovať|pf}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|reclutar}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|sajili}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rekrytera}}, {{t+|sv|värva}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|вербува́ти|impf}}, {{t|uk|завербо́вувати|impf}} {{qualifier|rare}}, {{t|uk|завербува́ти|pf}}, {{t|uk|рекрутува́ти|impf|pf}} {{qualifier|dated}}, {{t|uk|найма́ти|impf}}, {{t|uk|найня́ти|pf}}, {{t|uk|годи́ти|impf}}, {{t|uk|згоди́ти|pf}}, {{t+|uk|набира́ти|impf}}, {{t|uk|набра́ти|pf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tuyển dụng}}
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{{trans-top|to supply with new men, as an army}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|комплекту́вам|impf}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|招募}}, {{t+|cmn|征募}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|rekrutovat}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|rekruteren}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|varbi}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|täydentää}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|recrutar}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|გაიწვევს}}, {{t|ka|ჯარში გაიწვევს}}, {{t|ka|გაწვევა}}, {{t|ka|რეკრუტირება}}
* German: {{t+|de|rekrutieren}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|earcaigh}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|taritari}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|rekruttere}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rekruttera}}, {{t|nn|rekruttere}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rekrutować|impf}}, {{t|pl|zrekrutować|pf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|recrutar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|reclutar}}
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{{trans-top|to replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|попълвам}}, {{t+|bg|укрепвам}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|virkistää}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rinvigorire}}, {{t+|it|ricreare}}, {{t|it|rigenerare}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|reemplazar}}
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{{trans-top|to recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|virkistäytyä}}
* Italian: {{t|it|rigenerarsi}}, {{t+|it|rinnovare}}, {{t+|it|rinvigorire}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|recuperarse}}
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{{trans-top|To prompt to intervene in a body region}}
* French: {{t+|fr|recruter}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|reclutare}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|recrutar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|reclutar}}
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{{checktrans-top}}
* French: {{t+check|fr|recruter}}, {{t+check|fr|enrôler}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ceirrtu|ricture}}