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recruit
/ɹɪˈkɹuːt/
verb1 of 2
to get people to come and work, join, or study with you
- “We should make use of that for recruiting.”Tatoeba
- “She recruited a young graduate to help her.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
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