conscript
1con·script
noun \ˈkän-ˌskript\: a person who is forced to serve in the armed forces
Full Definition of CONSCRIPT
: a conscripted person (as a military recruit)
See Examples of CONSCRIPT
- <as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts>
Origin of CONSCRIPT
alteration of French conscrit, from Latin conscriptus, past participle of conscribere to enroll, enlist, from com- + scribere to write — more at scribe
First Known Use: 1799
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2con·script
adjective \ˈkän-ˌskript\Definition of CONSCRIPT
1
: enrolled into service by compulsion : drafted
2
: made up of conscripted persons
First Known Use of CONSCRIPT
1812
3con·script
transitive verb \kən-ˈskript\: to force (someone) to serve in the armed forces
Full Definition of CONSCRIPT
: to enroll into service by compulsion : draft <was conscripted into the army>
Examples of CONSCRIPT
- The government is conscripting men for the army.
- He was conscripted into the army.
First Known Use of CONSCRIPT
1813
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