recruited

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A recruit is a new member added to a group or team. It can also refer to the act of persuading someone to join.

Think about sports teams - when a new player joins, they're often called a recruit. But it's not just athletes who get recruited. Companies need people with skills and experience to fill important positions, so they might actively seek out talented individuals to become part of their team. Sometimes, you'll hear about the military recruiting soldiers or police departments looking for fresh faces to join their ranks. It's all about finding the right people to help an organization grow and succeed.

Definitions

verb

To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
Example: 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
Example: the army was recruited for a campaign
To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy a lack or deficiency in.
To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like.
Example: Go to the country to recruit.
To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.

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