\Re*cruit"\ (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recruited};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Recruiting}.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under
influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre,
p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter,
properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut
piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl[=u]tr kerchief, E.
clout.]
1. To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy
   lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh
   air and exercise recruit the spirits.
         Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their
         color.                                --Glanvill.
2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in
   strength or health; to reinvigorate.
3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up
   by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army
   was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist;
   as, he recruited fifty men. --M. Arnold.

\Re*cruit"\, v. i.
1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health,
   flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean
   cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service;
   to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.

\Re*cruit"\, n.
1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a
   re["e]nforcement.
         The state is to have recruits to its strength, and
         remedies to its distempers.           --Burke.
2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a
   newly enlisted soldier.