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Webster 1913 Edition
Recruit
Re-cruit′
(r?-kr?t′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Recruited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Recruiting
.] [F.
recruter
, corrupted (under influence of recrue
recruiting, recruit, from recroî/tre
, p. p. recrû
, to grow again) from an older recluter
, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re-
+ OF. clut
piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. klūtr
kerchief, E. clout
.] 1.
To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy lack or deficiency in;
as, food
recruits
the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit
the spirits.Her cheeks glow the brighter,
recruiting
their color. Glanvill.
2.
Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in strength or health; to reinvigorate.
3.
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment;
as, he
; also, to muster; to enlist; recruited
two regiments; the army was recruited
for a campaignas, he
. recruited
fifty menM. Arnold.
Re-cruit′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate;
as, lean cattle
. recruit
in fresh pastures2.
To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
Re-cruit′
,Noun.
1.
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reenforcement.
The state is to have
recruits
to its strength, and remedies to its distempers. Burke.
2.
Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recruit
RECRUIT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To repair by fresh supplies any thing wasted. We say, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits.Her cheeks glow the bright, recruiting their color.
2.
To supply with new men any deficiency of troops; as, to recruit an army.RECRUIT
, v.i.1.
To gain new supplies of any thing wasted; to gain flesh, health, spirits, &c.; as, lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.2.
To gain new supplies of men; to raise new soldiers.RECRUIT
,Noun.