Recruited vs Solicited - What's the difference?
recruited | solicited |
(recruit)
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.
A hired worker
(biology, ecology) A new member of a certain population, usually referring to a juvenile.
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, military, etc.
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster
(archaic) To replenish, renew, or reinvigorate by fresh supplies; to remedy lack or deficiency in
* Glanvill
(dated) To recuperate; to gain health, flesh, spirits, or the like
(solicit)
To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
* Alexander Pope
To woo; to court.
To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
* Milton
* Locke
To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment.
To make a petition.
(archaic) To disturb or trouble; to harass.
To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to.
* Ford
(obsolete, rare) To disturb; to disquiet.
* Chapman
* Dryden
As verbs the difference between recruited and solicited
is that recruited is (recruit) while solicited is (solicit).recruited
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(head)recruit
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(en noun)- These new recruits were hired after passing the interviews
Verb
(en verb)- We need to recruit more admin staff to deal with the massive surge in popularity of our products
- the army was recruited for a campaign .
- they were looking to recruit two thousand troops for battle
- Food recruits''' the flesh; fresh air and exercise '''recruit the spirits.
- Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their colour.
- Lean cattle recruit in fresh pastures.
- Go to the country to recruit .
solicited
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(head)Anagrams
*solicit
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Verb
(en verb)- to solicit alms, or a favour
- I view my crime, but kindle at the view, / Repent old pleasures, and solicit new.
- Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?
- That fruit solicited her longing eye.
- Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.
- If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women.
- My girlfriend tried to solicit me for sex, but I was tired.
- Should / My brother henceforth study to forget / The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever / Solicit thy deserts.
- Hath any ill solicited thine ears?
- But anxious fears solicit my weak breast.