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underrecruit en · VERB

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English recruit English underrecruit From under- + recruit.

Meanings

1. To recruit to less than the normal or preferable degree
   • We're concerned that the military is underrecruiting.
   • "When an underrecruited player succeeds at a place like Utah, the schedule makes a difference, coaching makes a difference." 2009 January 1, Ray Glier, “Polished Treasures Guide Utah to Sugar Bowl”, in New York Times:

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