"overrecruit" meaning in All languages combined

See overrecruit on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overrecruits [present, singular, third-person], overrecruiting [participle, present], overrecruited [participle, past], overrecruited [past]
Etymology: over- + recruit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|recruit}} over- + recruit Head templates: {{en-verb}} overrecruit (third-person singular simple present overrecruits, present participle overrecruiting, simple past and past participle overrecruited)
  1. To recruit too many people. Synonyms: over-recruit
    Sense id: en-overrecruit-en-verb-iOeG~hr2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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