0 past simple and past participle of recruit
1 to persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army:
We only recruit go-getters who will be actively involved in the company's development.
The supermarket will be recruiting extra staff for the Christmas period.
Families were recruited through newspaper announcements or through parent groups and local clinicians.
Families were recruited through postcards sent to several local neighborhoods, flyers, booths at community functions, and referrals from other participants.
None of the canton chiefs or their retainers were recruited locally.