recruit
noun
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- verb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a recently enlisted soldier
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Sense 2 verb
register formally as a participant or member
The party recruited many new members
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Sense 3 noun
any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
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Sense 4 verb
seek to employ
The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants
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Sense 5 verb
cause to assemble or enlist in the military
raise an army
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | levy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | enlisted man |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Black and Tan |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raw recruit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprog |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yard bird |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | registration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | enrollee |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | enlistee |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruiter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | register |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | muster in |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | unionize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | register |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | matriculate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | muster in |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | levy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruit |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fledgling |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruitment |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | enlist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | levy en masse |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruitment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | enlistee |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruit |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | recruiter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | muster in |