RECRUITS
Noun
recruits
plural of recruit
Verb
recruits
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recruit
Anagrams
• crustier, rictures
Source: Wiktionary
RECRUIT
Re*cruit" (r*krt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recruited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Recruiting.] Etym: [F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue
recruiting, recruit, from recro, p.p. recr, to grow again) from an
older recluter, properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- +
OF. clut piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl 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 recruited two regiments; the army was recruited
for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist; as, he recruited fifty
men. M. Arnold.
Re*cruit", v. 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
pastures.
2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service; to
raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.
Re*cruit", n.
1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reënforcement.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition