Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-CRUIT, v.t. [Fr. recruter; It. reclutare; Sp. reclutar; Port. reclutar or recrutar; from the root of Fr. recroître; re and croître, to grow, L. cresco; It. ricrescere, to increase.]

1. To repair by fresh supplies any thing wasted. We say, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their color. – Glanville.
2. To supply with new men any deficiency of troops; as, to recruit an army.