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Conscript

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Noun

1. conscript, draftee, inductee

someone who is drafted into military service

Verb

2. conscript

enroll into service compulsorily

Example Sentences:
'The men were conscripted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Conscript

see synonyms of conscript
noun (ˈkɒnskrɪpt )
1. 
a. 
a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service
b. 
(as modifier)
a conscript army
verb (kənˈskrɪpt )
2. (transitive)
to enrol (youths, civilians, etc) for compulsory military service

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Conscript

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verb transitive US
1. 
to enroll for compulsory service in the armed forces; draft
2. 
to force (labor, capital, etc.) into service for the government
adjective
3. 
conscripted
noun
4. 
a conscripted person; draftee

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Conscript

see synonyms of conscript
n.
One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.
adj.
Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.
tr.v. (kən-skrĭpt) con·script·ed, con·script·ing, con·scripts
To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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