Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underrecruit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-recruit
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recruit to less than the normal or preferable degree

Example Sentences

"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.""

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.

Inflected Forms

underrecruits (present, singular) underrecruiting (participle, present) underrecruited (participle, past) underrecruited (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overrecruit

Questions

What does underrecruit mean?: To recruit to less than the normal or preferable degree
Where does underrecruit come from?: 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.

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