Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - recruit

~1 v 1 to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc  (We're having difficulty recruiting enough properly qualified staff.) 2 a) to get people to join the army or navy  (Most of the men in the village were recruited that day.) b) to form a new army in this way 3 informal to persuade someone to do something for you  (recruit sb to do sth)  (I recruited three of my friends to help me move everything to the new apartment.) - recruitment n ~2 n 1 someone who has just joined the army, navy, or air force  (raw recruit (=one who is completely untrained)) 2 someone who has recently joined an organization, group of people etc  (The society was always trying to find ways of attracting new recruits.)