misrecruit

misrecruit verb: to recruit someone who is inappropriate.

Verb

misrecruit (third-person singular simple present misrecruits, present participle misrecruiting, simple past and past participle misrecruited)

To recruit someone who is inappropriate.
- Despite the introduction of the elective principle, the councils failed partly because they continued to misrecruit big men and chiefs, but also because local council activities were being progressively eclipsed by the emergence of a national arena of politics.1984, Ralph R. Premdas, Jeff S. Steeves, Decentralisation and Political Change in Melanesia, page 11
- Explain to the remaining respondents that the person belonged in a different group, was misrecruited, or was clearly unhappy with the research.2001, Judith Langer, The Mirrored Window: Focus Groups from a Moderator's Point of View, page 127

misrecruit (plural misrecruits)

Someone who has been misrecruited.
- This pattern may be appropriate […] If the participant is a misrecruit and there is no way to adjust the session to get feedback from her.2013, Donna Tedesco, Fiona Tranquada, The Moderator's Survival Guide, page 54

Verb
third-person singular present	misrecruits
present participle	misrecruiting
past participle	misrecruited
past	misrecruited
Noun
plural	misrecruits

From mis- + recruit.

What does misrecruit mean?: Misrecruit means to recruit someone who is inappropriate.
What part of speech is misrecruit?: Misrecruit can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of misrecruit?: The past tense of misrecruit is misrecruited.

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