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Appointed vs Recruited - What's the difference?

appointed | recruited |

As verbs the difference between appointed and recruited

is that appointed is (appoint) while recruited is (recruit).

appointed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (appoint).
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    recruited

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (recruit)

    • recruit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
  • A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
  • A hired worker
    • These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
  • (biology, ecology) A new member of a certain population, usually referring to a juvenile.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, military, etc.
    • We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
  • To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
    • the army was recruited for a campaign .
    they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
  • (archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy lack or deficiency in
    • Food recruits''' the flesh; fresh air and exercise '''recruit the spirits.
  • * Glanvill
    • Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour.
  • (dated) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
    • Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
    Go to the country to recruit .