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reclutare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • commandeer verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
  • enroll verb To officially register someone (or yourself) as a member of a group, school, course, or organization.
  • recruit noun A person newly enlisted in the military, or newly hired somewhere.

Senses

reclutare is used for these senses in English:

  • commandeer (transitive) To force into military service.
  • recruit To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
  • recruit (biochemistry) To prompt a protein, leucocyte. etc. to intervene in a given region of the body.

commandeer — full definition

  1. verb To seize property or people for military or official use, usually by force.
  2. verb To take over or take control of something without permission, not necessarily by force.

enroll — full definition

  1. verb To officially register someone (or yourself) as a member of a group, school, course, or organization.
  2. verb To sign up to vote or join a formal list or roll.

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