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To conscript is to forcibly enlist someone into the military or government service.

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When there is a draft and a man is required to join the army, this is an example of a situation where the army decides to conscript him.

See conscript in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to enroll for compulsory service in the armed forces; draft
to force (labor, capital, etc.) into service for the government

Origin: < conscriptthe

adjective

conscripted

Origin: L conscriptus, pp. of conscribere, to enroll < com-, with + scribere, to write

noun

a conscripted person; draftee

Related Forms:

conscription noun

See conscript in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One compulsorily enrolled for service, especially in the armed forces; a draftee.

adjective

Enrolled compulsorily; drafted.

transitive verb (kən-skrĭptˈ) con·script·ed, con·script·ing, con·scripts

To enroll compulsorily into service; draft.

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnscriptus

Origin: , past participle of cōnscrībere, to enroll

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + scrībere, to write; see skrībh- in Indo-European roots

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