get someone to enroll in the army, take part in an organization or activity; persuade to do something
example
The book club that met weekly at the coffeehouse decided to recruit new members after two regulars moved out of town.
synonyms
selectenlistemploy
word origin — mid 17th century (in the senses ‘fresh body of troops’ and ‘supplement the numbers in a group’): from obsolete French dialect recrute, based on Latin recrescere ‘grow again’, from re- ‘again’ + crescere ‘grow’
Advanced — Set 44
Set 44 of Advanced covers 5 words: recruit, sack, commute, moonlight, delegate. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
recruit · verb/rəˈkrut/
get someone to enroll in the army, take part in an organization or activity; persuade to do something
The book club that met weekly at the coffeehouse decided to recruit new members after two regulars moved out of town.
Synonyms: select, enlist, employ
Origin: mid 17th century (in the senses ‘fresh body of troops’ and ‘supplement the numbers in a group’): from obsolete French dialect recrute, based on Latin recrescere ‘grow again’, from re- ‘again’ + crescere ‘grow’
sack · verb/sæk/
(informal) stop employing someone
It was hard for Marian to find work after getting sacked from her last one for stealing.
Synonyms: fire, lay off, let go
Origin: Old English sacc, from Latin saccus ‘sack, sackcloth’, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th century
commute · verb/kəˈmjut/
travel between home and either work or school
At rush hour, many people take around two hours to commute to work due to heavy traffic.
Synonyms: travel, drive, ride
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘interchange (two things’)): from Latin commutare, from com- ‘altogether’ + mutare ‘to change’. commute (sense 1 of the verb) originally meant to buy and use a commutation ticket, a US term for a season ticket (because the daily fare is commuted to a single payment)
moonlight · verb/ˈmunˌlaɪt/
work at a second job, usually secretly and at night
The teacher has been moonlighting as a taxi driver in order to pay for his children's school fees.
Synonyms: have another job
delegate · verb/ˈdɛləɡət/
choose another person to do part of one's work
Having too much work to handle, Ariana delegated some tasks to her assistant.
Synonyms: entrust, assign
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from the verb delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’