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verb (used with object)
1.
to draft for military or naval service.
2.
to compel into service.
noun
3.
a recruit obtained by conscription.
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adjective
4.
enrolled or formed by conscription; drafted: a conscript soldier.
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| conscript | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a person who is enrolled for compulsory military service |
| b. (as modifier): a conscript army | |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to enrol (youths, civilians, etc) for compulsory military service |
| [C15: from Latin conscrīptus, past participle of conscrībere to write together in a list, enrol, from scrībere to write] | |
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Word Origin & History
conscript
1813, Amer.Eng., a word from the militia drafts in the War of 1812; probably a back-formation from conscription. Popularized (or unpopularized) during U.S. Civil War, when both sides resorted to it in 1862. Related: Conscripted (1813).
EXPANDconscript
1530s, from L. conscriptus, pp. of conscribere (see conscription). The noun is attested 1800, from Fr. conscrit.
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