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recruiting |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recruit \Re*cruit"\ (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recruited}; p. pr & vb n. {Recruiting}.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre, p. p. recr[^u], 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[=u]tr 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.
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