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

Synonyms: conscribe, draft, levy

Related Words: impress, press; enlist, enroll (also enrol), recruit; call up; sign up, volunteer

Near Antonyms: discharge, muster out

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