recruit

/rɪˈkrut/ v [T]

Definition

› to persuade someone to become a new member of an organization: The coach spends a lot of time recruiting the top high school athletes. recruiter

/rɪˈkrut̬·ər/ n [C] › He worked as a military recruiter in Texas.

(Definition of recruit v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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