conscript


3con·script

verb \kən-ˈskript\

Definition of CONSCRIPT

transitive verb
: to enroll into service by compulsion : draft <was conscripted into the army>

Examples of CONSCRIPT

  1. The government is conscripting men for the army.
  2. He was conscripted into the army.

First Known Use of CONSCRIPT

1813

Related to CONSCRIPT

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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